Have you ever had a problem that has gone on and on? It can be incredibly wearing and depressing. But imagine having the same problem for 38 years! The man at the pool of Bethesda did. He wanted to be the first to get to the stirred waters and be healed. But he never got […]
Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that are just plain desperate. We’ve tried everything, but things are still bleak. That’s the story this unknown woman in Mark’s Gospel. She’d tried everyone and anything to overcome her difficulty, but nothing worked. Then – in desperation – she reached out to touch Jesus. And Jesus transformed her […]
The story of the healing of the crippled man (John 5) is the story of the healing power of a relationship. Jesus wasn’t interested in the superstition associated with the bubbling waters of Bethesda… he was interested in a relationship with a crippled man who had no one to help. That same heart is his […]
