GOSPEL READING: JOHN 5:1-16
It was the festival time. There were crowds of people around. Jesus eyes went straight to the person who was in need. He picked up a conversation with him. Jesus went to him with a mission. He went to help him and not just for a conversation. Jesus chose the needy person.
That individual was in dire need for sure. He had been there for thirty eight years. He might have been sick more than these number of years (probably from birth). No one was there around to help him. Not a single relative of his was around and he had no friend even to stand by him. He was all alone all these years. Jesus went to help him.
திருவிழாக் காலத்தில் எருசலேமில் பெரும் கூட்டமிருக்கும். ஆனால் இயேசுவின் கண்களில் பட்டவர் அந்த முப்பத்தெட்டு ஆண்டுகளாய் உடல்நலமற்றிருந்த ஒருவர்தான். அவனுக்கு உறவினர் கிடையாது> நண்பர் கிடையாது> துணை கிடையாது. இயேசுவின் கவனம் எல்லாம் அவன் மேல்தான்.
