"When he saw their faith, he said, “As for you, your sins are forgiven.” ( Luke 5: 20).
What did Jesus see as their faith? Although Jesus could see the heart and mind of every person and know what is in it, here let us say that Jesus saw the physical effort the paralyzed man and his friends made to get to Jesus. That is faith in action.
Jesus is our full security for health, family peace, money, job and all our needs.
What is paralyzing you today? Health, family problems, money, job, tools, food or your future? The paralyzed man had faith partners to lift him to the presence of Jesus.
We all need prayer and faith partners to lift us up at the moment of our greatest need. One of the great teachings of the Church is of immense consolation to many Christians: the Communion of the Saints. Our prayer partners include the saints here on earth and those already in Heaven. I have probably over 30 such saints in Heaven whom I invoke every day to lift me up to God in my needs. Some people ask: why don't you ask God directly instead of going through a saint? The answer is simple. Of course you can ask God directly. But when you are in a desperate situation, you ask your pastor, prayer warriors, family and friends to help you urgently. Some of these people you ask will not remember to pray for you. But the saints in Heaven will never forget. The greatest reason for invoking the saints in Heaven is because the practice is in the Bible and it is sealed by the official Teaching of the Church.
All you holy men and women in Heaven, pray for us in our struggles to get to where you are. Amen.
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