First Reformed - Answering Miserable Christianity
Troubled priest Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) is in a bad way; he is physically ill, drinking heavily, living alone in a barely-furnished house and he harshly pushes away the one person (Victoria Hill) who reaches out to him with concern. Finally he is summoned for a meeting with the pastor of his sister church, Reverend Joel Jeffers (Cedric Antonio Kyles), to address his lifestyle and behaviour. Jeffers: 'You're always in the Garden. Even Jesus wasn't always in the Garden, on his knees, sweating blood. He was on the Mount. He was in the marketplace. He was in the temple. But you, you're always in the Garden. For you every hour is the Darkest Hour.' Toller: 'I wasn't aware that I had offended.' Jeffers: 'Jesus doesn't want our suffering. - He suffered for us. He wants our commitment and our obedience.'