Recently my New Testiment class went to the Museum of Art on Campus to see one of their more fameous paintings, the painting of CHRIST HEALING THE SICK AT BETHESDA. I’ve been to the Louvre, I’ve seen the paintings, this one reminded me of how ordinary Christ must have seemed to others. Also I liked how the the story seems to be told through of the eyes of the an in the center of the painting.
I know that he is our Savior and our Redeemer, but it is interesting that he does not appear to be anything more than a man in this painting, but I have always been slightly awed by the many depictions of Christ that I’ve seen in my life. He is wearing white, but this painting seems to be focused on how people reacted to his miracles. I’ve always wondered how I would react to his miracles if I had been there… would I have been too busy to stop? Would I have watched for a moment then left thinking ‘that’s nice’? Or would I have been one of his devout followers, like Mary, who would have followed him to the ends of the earth? I know that this is a moot point, because it is a question that will never have an answer. But I suppose I can follow Christ now, through the study of the scriptures, through the listening to conference, through everything I do and say. Perhaps I would be like the man in the center of the painting, telling the story of Christ’s ministry to the world…
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