Bible Verse: When Jesus saw him lying there, knowing that he had already been there a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” John 5:6
Reflection:
"Do you want to get well?" When I read where Jesus saw the sick man and asked him this simple question it prompted me to think of what I would have asked: "How can I help you?" "What do you need?" "Can I contact someone for you?
"Do you want to get well?" would not have been top of mind. In fact, to me it seems like a rhetorical question but Jesus gave the man an opportunity to make a choice. Then I got to thinking about how this approach would apply today, particularly with individuals who don't know Jesus. They may be like I was once, a lost soul trying to do it all on my own and failing miserably. I wonder how one would respond if asked a question similar to "Do you want to get well?": "Do you need another option?" "Do you want to know how I make sense of it all?"Contributor: Deb Forren
