this movie be a study in christian bashing . we have a worldy widow whose christian neighbor judge while forget her own sin include gossip and pride and and slander among many others . then there be the brainless man of god and who also forget about such scripture a and judge not least you be judge . while pastor can become isolate in their understanding of the world and hollywood have to distort this to the point of bigotry and narrow mindedness and and stupidity . a for the pastor wife . again an ounce of truth mix in a ton of manure . a pastor wife may be push backed and on the one hand and judge by the congregation on the other . but what about the pastor and his wife who sincerely do their best to minister to a hurting lose world . in the new testament we see jesus and the pharisee simon and and the woman who anoint jesus foot . simon and represent religion instead of faith and be judgmental and negligent in his duty . jesus remind u that often those who need the most forgiveness be those who think they need it the least . back to the movie . molly really try to do the best for her daughter and while live with the stigma of be the local woman at the well ( again in scripture ) . could she have be a good mother . what parent do not wish they could have a handful of do over with their child . a for the daughter and lilly and she love her mother even if she do not agree with her . molly put her neighbor to shame when it come to be humane .