by a man who had been lame since birth. The path toward significant prayer is a way that goes straight through, not around, human misery. The crippled man does what totally dependent and helpless people often do—he asks for a handout. He has no other hope than to live by the crumbs that are cast from the tables of those who have been born in a more fortunate condition than he. To the man’s surprise, he receives much more than he asked for. He asked for alms; he received healing (3:6–8). The lame