瘫子和他的朋友遇见了耶稣。瘫子的朋友相信耶稣能够医好他，所以他们带他去见耶稣；当时耶稣正在房子里教训人，可是聚集的人太多了，他们没法进去见他。这四个朋友心生一计－他们拆了房顶，然后把朋友缒下来到耶稣面前！
由于房顶大概是用茅草或其他普通的材料造成的，所以事后或许很容易便能修补好。然而，这几个朋友深信耶稣的医治能力，他们一心一意要把朋友带到耶稣那里，所以愿意拆了房顶，他们相信，对他们的朋友来说，耶稣的医治能力比任何事物重要得多。
耶稣看到他们的信心是何等深切，所以在医治这人的身体之前，祂宣告说：“小子，你的罪赦了。”在这件事上和很多其他事件中，耶稣视赦罪和医治，比谨守律法或行社会认为合宜的事更为重要。
耶稣致力于爱人和医病，我们当感到欣慰，没有任何事物能阻止耶稣爱和医治我们。今天，我们也可以像这些朋友一样有信心，信靠耶稣的能力会爱和医治我们。
满有医治能力的神，求你赐我信心单单仰望耶稣，向我保证祂对我和世人的大爱；又医治我的身体、意念、和心灵。奉耶稣名祈求，阿们。
马可福音 2:1-12
1过了些日子，耶稣又进了迦百农。人听见他在房子里，
2就有许多人聚集，甚至连门前都没有空地。耶稣就对他们讲道。
3有人带着一个瘫子来见耶稣，是用四个人抬来的。
4因为人多，不得近前，就把耶稣所在的房子拆了房顶。既拆通了，就把瘫子连所躺卧的褥子都缒下来。
5耶稣见他们的信心，就对瘫子说：“小子，你的罪赦了！”
6有几个文士坐在那里，心里议论说：
7“这个人为什么这样说呢？他说僭妄的话了！除了神以外，谁能赦罪呢？”
8耶稣心中知道他们心里这样议论，就说：“你们心里为什么这样议论呢？
9或对瘫子说‘你的罪赦了’，或说‘起来，拿你的褥子行走’，哪一样容易呢？
10但要叫你们知道，人子在地上有赦罪的权柄。”就对瘫子说：
11“我吩咐你，起来，拿你的褥子回家去吧！”
12那人就起来，立刻拿着褥子，当众人面前出去了。以致众人都惊奇，归荣耀于神，说：“我们从来没有见过这样的事！”
They made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. - Mark 2:4
A paralyzed man and his friends met Jesus. The friends believed that Jesus could heal the paralyzed man, so they wanted to bring him to Jesus. But the crowds were so big that there was no way to reach him in the house where he was teaching. Then the four friends had an idea—and they tore through the house roof so that they could lower their friend down to Jesus!
Because the roof was probably made of thatch or some other common material, it may well have been easy to repair afterward. But these friends had a strong faith in Jesus’ healing power. They were so focused on getting their friend to Jesus that they were willing to dig through a roof. They believed that the healing power of Jesus for their friend was more important than anything else.
Jesus saw the depth of their faith, and, even before healing the man physically, he declared, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” In this incident and in many others, Jesus is more concerned with forgiveness and healing than with following the letter of the law or doing only what society thought was appropriate.
We can be glad that Jesus is so devoted to loving and healing people. Nothing will stop Jesus from loving and healing us too. We can have faith—like the faith of these friends—in Jesus’ power to love us and heal us today.
God of healing power, give me faith that focuses on Jesus alone. Assure me of his love for me and for all the world. Heal me in body, mind, and spirit. In the name of Jesus, Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
