He took our suffering on him
and carried our diseases.

Matthew 8:17

Picture a battleground strewn with wounded bodies, and you see Bethesda. Imagine a nursing home overcrowded and understaffed, and you see the pool. Call to mind the orphans in Bangladesh or the abandoned in New Delhi, and you will see what people saw when they passed Bethesda. As they passed, what did they hear? An endless wave of groans. What did they witness? A field of faceless need. What did they do? Most walked past….

But not Jesus….

He is alone…. The people need him – so he’s there. Can you picture it? Jesus walking among the suffering….

Little do they know that God is walking slowly, stepping carefully between the beggars and the blind.

He Still Moves Stones
-Max Lucado