I've been trying to practice my faith for the past 40 plus years and yet I have failed to read the entirety of the Bible. I have trouble finishing books as I get easily sleepy when reading even the best and most exciting novels or piece of literature. I've thought about getting audio books in Amazon to help with this or try to get more quality sleep with Chilisleep to see if I can stay awake longer but lately, I think I may have found a way to help me with finishing the Bible and it won't cost me a cent. In Youtube, I've found this video summaries of each of book of the Bible in the Bible Project Channel. I'm pretty sure that they aren't Catholic like myself but my plan is just get enough of an idea of each of the books, specially those in the Old Testament and then dig in on those that I will find most interesting first and work my way through it that way. I have subscribed on Youtube channel's Bible Project and I am a fan of their work. I reall
In this very short review video by Durbania, I am reminded of my shortcomings where I felt disappointed that God didn't seem to be listening and answering my prayer. So I am not really surprised that whenever I remember this scene in its entirety, my eyes become teary almost everytime.
Jesse has been a cripple since he was a young boy. He has a brother whom he dearly loved but left him to join the Zealots movement. Feeling abandoned and wanting to walk again, he goes to this pool in Bathezda where people believe that has healing powers if you can get there in time when it starts to bubble.
Jesus one day came to the pool and approached him and asked him, "Do you want to be healed?". At this point and for so many years, he was so fixated to just getting first to the pool, that he asked Jesus instead, "Will you take me to the pool?"
And Jesus' answer was a heartbreaking no. Jesus wasn't doing this to be cruel but just to point out to Jesse that the pool wasn't the answer. The answer to his prayers was in front of him and he just doesn't realizes it.
How many times in our lives that we ask something from God only to hear nothing back or seemingly our prayers left unanswered? Only to find out later in life that something better actually came along and we didn't even realize it.
The world in is pain now with the pandemic and many have suffered with loved ones lost and I guess many are praying it away but it has been like eternity and here it still is, mutating from one variant to another. God's plan and healing will soon come but in His own time. For now, we must be patient and be humble and sacrifice for now this crippling pandemic. One day, God will put an end to this and call us to stand up and walk with him.
Keep the faith. God's love will see humanity through.
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