GOSPEL READING: JOHN 5:1-16
Jesus saw him. Jesus was in a crowded place. He was there on a feast day. There was added crowd in Jerusalem. People were all around. But Jesus saw him. He did not see all the others who were crowding around. There was also a crowd of sick people at the Sheep Gate. “In these lay a large number of ill, blind, lame, and crippled”. In this crowd of sick he saw ‘this man’ who was ill for thirty-eight years.
Jesus spoke only to this man and he healed only this man. It looks as if only this man existed for Jesus. All the others were at the background or they were not visible for Jesus or they were not his concern. The suffering or the needy were the concern for Jesus. He opts for the really needy.
நற்செய்தி வாசகம்: யோவான் 5:1-16
எவ்வளவு பெரிய கூட்டமாக இருந்தாலும் இயேசுவின் கண்கள் அவருடைய உதவி யாருக்கு அதிகம் தேவையோ அவரை நோக்கித்தான் செல்லும். அவன் எதிர்பார்க்கவில்லை. இயேசு அவனை நோக்கிச் சென்றார். இயேசுவின் பார்வை இயேசுவின் நடை (பயணம்) யாருக்கு அதிகம் தேவையோ அவரை நோக்கியே.
