Teamwork

Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd,
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

We get farther when we work together. If it had been me alone trying to get myself or a friend in through such a crowd of people...it probably wouldn't have happened. We come up with more ideas, have more strength, have more faith when there are more brains and bodies. I've seen studies of brainstorming sessions that go better with more people to bounce ideas off of. The creativity is higher and even better with more diversity in the group. People can come up with solutions where it looked like there was no way. We are meant for community and working together! Going solo? Better together!

This story ends with Jesus saying that he saw THEIR faith (the friends') and then he healed the man. YOUR faith can be what helps another through a tough time. When we pray for others, God hears us.