(Inspired by Mark 2)
The house was packed. Jesus was teaching, and the crowd pressed in like sheep around a shepherd. But outside, four men carried a friend whose legs had long forgotten how to walk. Their mission? Get him to Jesus.
But the door was blocked. The windows were jammed. The crowd was immovable.
Most would’ve turned back. “We tried,” they’d say. “Maybe next time.” But not these men. Their love wouldn’t let them quit. So they climbed. They tore through the roof. Dust fell. Heads turned. And then—lowered by ropes and hope—a man on a mat descended into the presence of mercy.
Jesus paused. He looked up. He saw not just a broken body, but bold faith. And He healed.
The miracle began not with a word, but with a choice: Don’t quit.
Faith doesn’t always walk through open doors. Sometimes it climbs roofs. Sometimes it digs through obstacles. Sometimes it refuses to say, “Let me know if you need anything,” and instead says, “I’m here, and I’m not leaving.”
Because real faith finds a way.
Not an excuse.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.