Hole in the Roof

You may have heard or been to a hole in the wall, but YL is a hole in the roof.  One of my favorite passages in the Bible is:

Mark 2:1-12.  

2 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. ² They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. ³ Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. ⁴ 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. ⁵ When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

⁶ Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, ⁷ “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
⁸ Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? ⁹ Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? ¹⁰ But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, ¹¹ “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” ¹² He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

I got to speak at Club this week and share with students this story.  You see the main characters of this story are:  4 friends, the paralyzed man, Jesus, and the teachers of the law- "the haters."

While doing some research, I was really impressed by these 4 friends.  You see they had a friend with a need that they knew they couldn't meet.  So what do they do?  They walked for 17 MILES carrying their friend who is stuck on mat to the only person who may be able to help- Jesus.  Then they arrive and there is no room.  Long story short, desperate to get their friend to Jesus, they go to the roof dig a hole and lower their paralyzed friend.  He heals their friend but in a way that no one expects He heals his heart and his legs.  

We want YL to be a place where people can bring their friends who are stuck on a mat, where people can come who have a need that no one can meet- that only Jesus can.  Where kids can come and find hope, healing, and life in Jesus.  And our biggest hope is that after encountering Jesus, the "haters," the friends, the paralyzed or stuck will all say...   “We have never seen anything like this!”

Thank you to those adults and leaders who have been digging a hole in the roof for students by supporting this ministry.  By your prayers, you encouragement, your donations, your meals, your leadership.  God is good.  

Our Hole in the Roof