Jesus is the author and the finisher of our faith as is reported in the book of Hebrews.
Hebrews 12:2
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Luke tells us in chapter 7 that Jesus says He has never seen such great faith expressed as when a centurion sends some jewish leaders to Jesus because he needed a favoured servant healed. He said that Jesus would only have to speak the word and it must happen because of Jesus’s authority. Faith recognizes authority that is real and given from above.

When I heard the news that my father has been wheelchair stricken I was very disturbed. It did not come as a surprise because from my previous visits, I could see that his legs were becoming more and more deformed from the effects of arthritis. He had to move very slowly in order not to loose his balance.

I knew that even in his old age, my father values the freedom to do activities on his own very much. On the phone, he sounded very frustrated when he related how he was not able to go out to buy food, attend to his banking needs, buy medicines and vitamins or just taking walks outdoors anymore.