The Healing at Bethesda    John 5:1-15 NIV - The Healing at the Pool - Some time - Bible Gateway In Jerusalem, near the Sheep Gate, lies a pool called Bethesda—meaning House of Mercy—surrounded by five porches where the sick, blind, and paralyzed wait for healing. Tradition holds that an angel stirs the waters, and the first to enter is healed. Among the crowd is a man who has been disabled for thirty-eight years, unable to reach the water in time. Jesus approaches him—not with ritual or spectacle, but with a piercing question: “Do you want to be made well?” The man explains his helplessness, but Jesus bypasses the pool entirely. With divine authority, He says: “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” Instantly, the man is healed. This miracle, performed on the Sabbath, stirs controversy among religious leaders. Yet it reveals Jesus as the true source of healing—one who sees, speaks, and restores beyond tradition or timing. The Transfiguration of Jesus   Matthew 17:1-9 N...