After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids-blind, lame, and paralyzed. John 5:1-3 (ESV) There are certain places in this world where I would rather not spend my time. Miserable places of tedium and suffering. Hospital waiting rooms. The DMV. Chuck E Cheese. In John 5, we find [...]
