This man had determined to meet Christ. He intended to present his own petition whatever the cost. The Lord Jesus ceased preaching when the plaster or dirt began to fall. It would have been futile to speak when the audience stared upward at an ever-increasing hole in the ceiling. “And when He saw their faith, He said unto the sick-of-the-palsy, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive