Joel, a young boy living in Galilee during the time of Jesus, is crippled and unable to play with the other children. He is lonely and has nothing to care about until he meets Rabbi Phineas, who helps him to find something he can do and tells him the reason that he is so kind is because of a boy from his hometown of Nazareth. Soon stories are going about everywhere of miracles, and some people think that the Messiah has come. Then someone tells Joel he should ask for his back to be healed. Will Joel be able to find the miracle worker?