John 5:3-6

At the pool of Bethesda a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. [4] 5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?" - John 5:3-6

Dear Jesus,

I wonder what made you pick that guy out of all the sick and lame people that day. What made you relieve him of suffering while you left others to struggle? I wonder the same today. What makes you choose to rescue one and not another? You have taught me that earthly struggles all play a role in our grand struggle and rescue. If I demand to know why you choose to help one and not another in a single moment, I will miss the point that you really have rescued everyone. But I still cannot overlook the fact that you chose me to know you and salvation. You chose me, to give me the Holy Spirit who makes me understand the meaning of life in the context of grace. You chose me to be healed of guilt and blame. You chose me to the recipient of grace! I don't have to understand why you chose me. I'm just grateful for the grace full you have poured out on me. Yes, I want to get well. I want to be healed of my otherwise hopeless life. Thank you for rescuing me of all people. I will live by faith today and will choose to love others the way you have loved me.

Amen

Pastor Don Patterson

Live grateful of the grace full you have received from Christ.