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Gospel According to John 5.2-5 "Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, called in Hebrew Bethzaitha,which has five porticoes.In these lay many invalids-blind,lame and paralyzed.One man was there who was ill for thirty eight years." Here we find a man who has been ill and suffering for so many years.What could be the reason for this?A man suffering alone and uncared by none for so may years!It is really surprising for a man who leads a fast and hectic life.There are two ways to see this incident.One is that we conveniently and negligently ignore our own state.To say the least we are pathetically casual and lazy in certain crucial matters of our life.We just don't care and we pull on.This is a major fault that we are committing in the eyes of God.Some do not care about their health, some about their education, some about their near and dear ones and some about God and church services.This callous way of doing things make us a pathetic human being.We have to find...

Gospel According to John 5.1. "After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesu went up to Jerusalem." Celebrations are part of our life.This is the time of New Year celebrations.We have according to the calender got onto the Year 2009.This is the one sense of time that is unique to human beings and that is based on night and days, set by God.What is there to celebrate?Can't we spend the day in the same way.After all it is our own subjective makeup.We have counted the days and nights and so we have arrived at this particular juncture of life, that is a new year.The joy of celebration is that it elevates our psyche and our spirit to a higher level.We get out of our sorrows , ill feelings and negativities and allow the mind some relaxation, some refreshment which enable us to reorient ourselves and to have a new perspective of God and His creation.So let us walk into the New Year with prayers in our hearts and minds so that God always lives in us.