The secret of Jesus' success as a healer was his extraordinarily powerful faith. He trusted God without hesitation or reserve. He could then quite confidently challenge others to trust God too. He encouraged, strengthened, and liberated people to believe that the impossible could happen. An example of this would be the way in which he challenged the lame, the paralyzed, and the crippled by issuing a simple command: "Stand up and walk." Empowered by his confident faith, people found that suddenly they could stand up and walk. In such circumstances it seems that miracles do happen, that people's lives are transformed. Healing becomes a reality.
— Albert Nolan, Jesus Today