Matthew 9:1-8: Jesus got in the boat, crossed the water and came to his own town. Then some people appeared, bringing him a paralytic stretched out on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, ‘Courage, my child, your sins are forgiven.’ Do I trust in God's forgiveness of my sin? What really is sin?

Fr. Eric Nicolai preaches to some campers at Chipnee camp, at Port Burwell, Ontario, on June 30, 2022.

Music: Handel’s Rinaldo opera, aria, “Lascia ch’io pianga”, arranged for guitar by Bert Alink.

Thumbnail: Christ healing the paralytic at Bethesda, by Palma il Giovane, 1592, Collezione Molinari Pradelli, Castenaso, Italy.