Bethesda

St. Anne is an old Crusader Church built in 1100’s. It has amazing acoustics – sound reverberates through the whole building although I think it would be a disaster for anyone trying to preach.

According to Catholic tradition, St. Anne was the mother of Mary and this cathedral was built to mark the place where Mary was born. What is of more interest to me is that it was built at the site of the Pool of Bethesda where the sick would wait for healing just outside of the temple.

John 5:2-9 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids–blind, lame, and paralyzed. 4 5 One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” 7 The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.” 8 Jesus said to him, “Get up, take up your bed, and walk.” 9 ¶ And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked. Now that day was the Sabbath.

The man thought Jesus might help him into the pool. He got much more than that!

2 thoughts on “Bethesda”

  1. yeah, it is OK… although definitely not up to par with a real fluid head… But then it weighs less than 2 pounds… a real fluid head on the other hand?

    I figure if I can learn how to use this fluid head then the day I get a real one, it will be a snap.

    This fellow tells some great stories and with minimal equipment. I want to try to copy what he is doing.

    http://vimeo.com/user1001987/videos/sort:date

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