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And if the Boss cares so much for cactus that are here today and rot tomorrow, he certainly cares for you. Why can't you have a little more faith than that?

Jesus stood there amazed. He turned around and said, "That's the kind of faith I've been lookin' for and I finally found it!

Jesus shook his head patiently and said, "Quit actin' like a bunch of sissies! You ain't got very much faith at all, do you?" Jesus got up, stretched, and told the wind to shut up and the waves to sit down . . . and they did.

Some fellows brought him a guy who was paralyzed and could not move, lying on a bedroll. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the guy on the bedroll, "Don't worry amigo, your sins are forgiven."

Jesus spun around and told her, "Cheer up, daughter," he said, "you've just been healed by your faith." From that very moment, the woman was healed.

He reached out and gently touched their eyes and said, "It will be done according to your faith."

Jesus walked over to him and grabbed him by the shirt collar and said, "Your faith wouldn't fill a thimble. How come you doubt me?"

Jesus smiled and said, "Lady, you've got a passel of faith and you'll be given what you asked for." At that very moment her daughter was made well.

Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, "Y'all ain't got a lick of faith do you? Why are you talkin' about not havin' any biscuits?

Jesus said, "Good grief! Where is all of y'alls faith? How long am I gonna have to stick around and hold y'alls hands? I don't know how much more I can put up with. Bring that boy over here."

Jesus said, "Cause you don't have a squirt of faith. With a bit of faith, you could move mountains; anything is possible.

said, "Unless you can change and learn to have the same kind of faith and trust that this little cowboy does, you will never enter the Boss's ranch.

But I don't care who you are, if you make one of these kiddos lose their faith or their trust and cause them to sin, it would be better if you were killed by a pack of coyotes.

"Don't look down your nose at someone who has faith and trusts in me like a little child.

Jesus said, "Listen up and I'll tell you the truth. If you have faith and don't doubt one little bit, not only can you do what I did to this tree, but you could even tell the Rocky Mountains to go jump in the sea and they will do it.

"You hypocritical preachers and lawyers of the Code are going to come to a terrible reckonin'. Y'all give a tenth of everything from tobacco to toilet paper, but you forget about the important part of the Code: mercy, justice, and faith. You should give a tenth of everything, but don't forget the more important matters.

These guys were so adamant about getting their friend to Jesus that they climbed up on the roof and dug out the section right above where he was talking. They lowered their friend on a stretcher right down in front of him. Jesus smiled and admired their boldness and their faith.

But they don't last long because it was all emotion and no faith. They wither quickly when faced with any kind of adversity.

After a second, he said, "Why are y'all so scared? Don't you have faith in me?"

He said to her, "My daughter, your faith has fixed you. Ride out in peace and be healed."