Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him.
Mark 7:31-32
Friendships are so important, and here we see another reminder of this. Remember in Mark 2:3; the paralyzed man was brought to Jesus by four friends. Now again, just a couple of chapters later, we see the importance of friends and friendships. Surely, this deaf man with speech impediments was frustrated, but with good friends such as he had, he could count on them. It was "they" who brought this man to Jesus. It was "they" who begged Jesus to heal him. Now that's true friendship!
Friendships aren't about getting together to vent or to gossip and complain about how rotten your life is. Friendships are about building strong relationships that are rooted in faith. You see, friends bring people to Jesus. They bring people to the place where Jesus can be seen and heard.
