In John 5:1-8, John tells a story about a disabled man who had been stuck in a place called Bethesda for thirty-eight years. There was a one-week celebration during one of the three Jewish festivals at this particular time. According to the New Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Bethesda means "house of grace." The dictionary defines grace as favor or kindness shown without regard to the worth or merit of the one who receives it despite what that person deserves. The disabled man

The problems of life are inevitable; they will come without warning. Sometimes the problems seem not to go away but get worse with time. What this does to many of us is that we grow weary and give up before we receive our breakthrough. The scripture says in Galatians 6:9, "let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." The keyword in this scripture is "proper time." Even though the problems that we may face seem imp