If there is one thing more painful than one's own suffering, it is seeing the suffering of a loved one.
We would rather suffer for our beloved and we may even offer our lives in place of theirs.
If there is one story in the Bible that we can't quite understand, it is the story of how God wanted Abraham to sacrifice his only son.
There are many explanations for that, like obedience and faith, but still if we didn't know how the story would end, we would be seriously questioning God's demands.
As for Abraham, it seemed that he was so stoic and emotionless about it. He didn't protest, and he did exactly what he was told.
But we can imagine his pain, and he would rather die instead of sacrificing his only son.
Abraham is called "the father of faith" and he certainly deserved to be called so.
It was his faith in his most painful moment that saw him through, and he received abundant blessings from God.
Jesus also saw the faith of the paralytic and his friends, and He granted them a miracle.
Let us remember the faith of Abraham and the paralytic in our most painful moments and keep faith in God. We will receive blessings and see miracles.