Leaving the Pool of Bethesda

A different perspective on this story

Lisa Beth Wright
Artistic Mystic Soul
3 min readSep 15, 2022

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Stone arched wall overlooking ancient pool.
Photo by ozundunyasina: https://www.pexels.com/photo/old-stone-arched-wall-in-city-district-8024454/

If you come from a Christian background, you have undoubtedly heard the story about the crippled man at the pool of Bethesda whom Jesus healed (John 5:1–15). It’s one of those difficult passages that makes you stop and wonder why Jesus said what he did.

Do you want to be made well?

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Lisa Beth Wright
Artistic Mystic Soul

Writer, Graphic Artist, Photographer, Musician. 4X Top Writer. ko-fi.com/lisabethwright. artisticmysticsoul.substack.com