Thank you. Many of us approach Jesus with our own set of expectations.

When we pray, we look for healing or for traveling safety or for financial help, for love, or success.

Our wants and needs can seem endless. Today on Truth for Life, Alastairbeg explains that Jesus knows our greatest need,

and only he can meet it.

I'd like to read a brief passage from the beginning of the Gospel of Mark, first of all in Mark chapter 1 and then again in Mark chapter 2. And Mark records that at the end of a day of ministry that evening at sundown they brought to

Jesus all who were sick or oppressed by demons and the whole city was gathered together at the door

and he healed many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons and he would not

permit the demons to speak because they knew him.

And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a

desolate place, and there he prayed. And Simon and those who were with him searched for him,

and they found him and said to him, everyone is looking for you.

And he said to them, let us go on to the next towns that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out.

And he went throughout all Galilee preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

And then when you get into the beginning of chapter two, Jesus has returned to Copernium, having done so after some days it was reported that

he was at home. And many were gathered together so that there was no more room, not even at the door.

And he was preaching the word to them,

and they came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near

him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening,

they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the

paralytic, son, your sins are forgiven. Now, some of the scribes were sitting there questioning

in their hearts. Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming. Who can forgive sins,

but God alone? And immediately, Jesus perceiving in his spirit

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