Ezekiel 1-9, 12 / John 5:1-3, 5-16
As human beings, we will fall sick at one time or another.
And when necessary, we will consult a doctor and will be given medication.
And if the illness is serious, then we may have to be hospitalized for medical treatment.
But if there is a place where miraculous healing is said to have taken place, a sick person may consider going there to take a chance.
One such place that we may know of is the healing waters at the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France.
In the gospel, the Sheep Pool in Jerusalem also had the reputation of healing illnesses and diseases.
Jesus asked the man who had an illness for 38 years if he wanted to be well again.
Although that man gave a number of reasons why he could not receive the healing, Jesus still healed that man of his illness.
The 1st reading describes the Temple as the source of water that brings about life and healing.
Jesus is the fulfillment of that Temple and He is our Healer and Saviour.
Let us have faith that Jesus will heal us of our illnesses and He will also give us the strength to bear our sickness.