CAITLYN REYNOLDS: 'WHEN I WAS TEN, I ASKED MY SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER WHY GOD WOULDN'T HEAL MY BLINDNESS AND SICKNESS LIKE HE DID IN THE BIBLE.' CAITIE DRUMS HER FINGERS AGAINST HER LAP, OBVIOUSLY UNCOMFORTABLE. 'HE TOLD ME THAT … I JUST HADN'T PRAYED HARD ENOUGH. AND I NEEDED TO LOVE JESUS MORE. AND I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS FAIR.' SHE CHANCES A GLANCE UPWARD, HER ONE WORKING EYE LANDING ON THE GOOD DOCTOR'S NOSE RATHER THAN MEETING HIS GAZE. 'SO, YEAH, I DON'T … REALLY BELIEVE IN GOD.' doctor lecter, himself, had no real relationship with god. whether he was real or not effected him very little, but he does allow himself to think about what it would mean for a god to exist. a god who would allow people to die, for the world to get sick ; for a young girl to be disabled with no explanation or remedy. if god is real, than he is cruel, and he is evil, and he is powerful in all the wrong ways. 'the image of god was created by the minds of men who thought of nothing but control. god has been contorted into many different things, most of which are meant to make corrupt people feel better. to be able to repent for their actions,' should this god really exist, he wants to say, he does not care for you, but for those who do the worst in the world. instead, doctor lecter feigns a look of empathy and understanding. 'one can pray as diligently or as frequently as they like, but those prayers will never be answered. you were simply given a hardship much too heavy for a woman your age. but i believe you are strong enough to carry it. with or without your faith,' @shesheltered.