There was a man who'd been sick for 38 years sitting in the porticos of the Sheep Gate. Jesus asked him, "Do you want to be well?" (Note the irony that the Good Shepherd is taking care and healing his sheep at the gate.)
Human compassions would dictate that our hearts yearn to help those in need. God's is no different. Although the Jewish law dictates that no healing should be done on the Sabbath, God is greater than the Sabbath, and the Son of God heals this man. God's mercy and compassion are endless for all days and all times.
There is much in our world that we wonder where is God's mercy. A child recently told me that sometimes God takes people away so they don't do really bad things. Why is it so easy for a child to understand this and difficult for adults? There is a man who is busy trying to take care of his grandchild because the boy's father wont. He is trying not to become bitter, and wonders where is God's mercy in this situation? Many of our saints remind us that when we ask God to help us with difficulties we have a preset idea of what God should do. We forget that God will do what is best for us even if it takes us on a journey that we don't expect or are sometimes not entirely thrilled with. Is it easier to fight God's will, or to put our will in-line with His letting ourselves be vessels of his love?
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