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This Gospel, of Jesus’ healing of the paralytic, is for and about every Christian; it is for you and about you. This Gospel is not only a recounting of an actual event; more importantly, it was recorded for you, that you might recognize that you are one and the same as this poor man.  You are him: you are the sick man, paralyzed and lying on a bed.  For just as he could not raise himself from his sickness and come to Jesus on his own, by his own reason or strength, neither co

After forgiving the paralytic, Jesus said, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” And the man was healed. For where there is...