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Luke 13:31-35 (NT p.77)

31At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” 32He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. 33Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem.’ 34Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 35See, your house is left to you. And I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’ ”

Faith & Film XIII: The Wild Robot

• Film Clip #1 - Trailer

Three Minute Film Summary

The film opens in the aftermath of a storm, as a crate washes up on the shore of a remote island. The crate contains a robot: Universal Dynamics Rozzum Unit 7134, or "Roz" for short. Roz is programed to assist humans, but there are no humans on the island--only animals locked in a vicious, Darwinian struggle for survival. Roz explores the island, looking almost desperately for a task in order to fulfill her programming, but most of the animals shun her, calling her "the monster."

While trying to escape an angry bear, Roz accidentally destroys a goose nest, crushing all the goose eggs except one. When that egg hatches, the gosling imprints upon Roz, thinking the robot is its mother. Somewhat reluctantly, Roz accepts the task of raising the gosling, whom she names "Brightbill." She befriends the island's other outcast--a hungry fox named Fink. Together, the unlikely pair try to teach Brightbill how to swim and fly in time for migration season. To accomplish this, Fink must put aside his natural instinct to each Brightbill, and Roz must override her core programming, learning patience, compassion, sacrifice and resilience--in short, learning to be a mother.

Slowly, the other animals in the forest come to respect this unconventional family and even work together in order to help them in their goal. Brightbill demonstrates that he is ready, and flies south with the other geese, as Roz and the other animals settle in for an exceptionally brutal winter.