Paralyzed

A friend recently read the story of the paralyzed man who was healed by Christ after his friends lowered him through the roof of a house. I've heard this story a million times. I've seen the pictures used in school. I've even used the felt board(which is possibly one of the coolest things ever and I would love to have a wall made out of that one day) to lower the paralyzed man through the roof, but this time was different. There was a phrase that stuck out, "When Jesus saw THEIR faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven." It was because of the friends' faith, because they carried their friend who could not carry himself to Christ. I need to be carried sometimes, I cannot carry myself, keep myself up, walk, but God has given me friends to carry me when I need it. To help me up, to carry my cross when I cannot bear it, to give me water and refresh my spirit. How many times do we forget that? I thank God daily for the people that He has placed around me because, "When Jesus saw THEIR faith," He brought me closer to Him and did what I could not do.... "Son, your sins are forgiven". Hallelujah