Courage Under Fire: Courage Takes the Next Step
by Marilynn Chadwick
"Make a wish." "Wish upon a star." "I grant you three wishes." These are all lines from some of my favorite fairy tales. A wish is exciting. Magical. But often out of our reach. Webster defines a wish as a "a strong desire to have or do something—usually unattainable."
In John 5, we read about a crippled man with a wish that looked unattainable. He had been an invalid for thirty-eight long years. Life had passed him by.
Jesus noticed the man lying by the pool called Bethesda (which means "site of mercy"). The disabled would often gather around this pool. Rumor had it that…
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