The story of the paralytic man in Mark 2 shows how friends like his are much needed in the world today.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. When it comes to friendships in the Bible, I love the story of the paralytic and his four friends in Mark 2. The gospel tells us these four friends carried their paralyzed buddy on a mat, then made an opening on the top of someone’s roof to lower the paralyzed man down in the room right in front of Jesus. Stepping back, I can imagine these friends early that morning getting their paralyzed buddy up and ready to go, transferring him onto the mat, carrying him into town, seeing the crowds, and then scratching their heads having to come up with a plan B [which involved breaking through a roof]. Oh, my goodness, these four friends showed so much creativity and commitment, all for a paralyzed guy nobody else cared about. Friends like these are needed today more than ever! So, learn how you can befriend and help someone with a disability at joniandfriends.org.
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