Day 25!!!

So, the plan was to start off the day by going back to the Temple Mount, but unfortunately when we got there it was closed off. Instead we went to the Pools of Bethesda. This is the very same pool mentioned in the book of John, where Jesus healed the paralyzed man. The man was laying by the side of one of the pools, waiting for someone to help carry him in. He had enough faith in these pools, that he risked drowning, to be healed. But God had other plans, Jesus was the one who came and healed him instead, not by the "powers" of the water, but through the magnificent power in God. Fun fact~ this is also the place where Mary was born...
But anyways, after that we walked along the Via Dolorosa or "the way of suffering," it's basically some sort of path that one follows with 14 different station, representing the way of the cross. Even though some of the stations aren't biblical, it was still interesting to scope out the Roman Numeral Signs hanging on the buildings. My favorite part was being in the spot where Jesus was beaten, not because it was fun, but I can now have a clear picture of what it would have looked like to Him, as the Roman Soldiers mocked, tortured and humiliated him as the played the game of the kings. It's given me a deeper understanding. I'm not more in love with God, or more thankful for what he did for me, I don;t think I can be, but what I do have is almost like an understanding. Why Jesus would want to die for me, I have no idea what so ever. But what I do realize now, is that the least I can do is live out every second of everyday for him...that's all he asks for, yet I wish I could give him more, I love him that much. God is mysterious in that way for a reason, his romance to humankind is unfathomable. What better way to worship Him, than to give up yourself, and testify his love?