An original worship song inspired by the man at the Pool of Bethesda in John 5 — 38 years of waiting, one question from Jesus, and the moment when excuses die and healing begins.
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Verse 1
Thirty-eight years by the water Watching the ripples, waiting my turn Everybody else gets carried I just watch the shoreline burn They said the angel stirs the surface They said if I could just get in But every time I drag myself closer Someone faster takes the win
Pre-Chorus
Then You walked past every other body Past the ones with better odds You knelt beside the one who’d given up And asked the strangest question, God
Chorus
Do you want to get well? Do you want to get well? I’ve been lying here so long I forgot what standing felt like Do you want to get well? Not the pool, not the water Not the system, not the stir Just My voice and your answer Do you want to get well?
Verse 2
I gave You every explanation No one helps me, no one stays I dressed my hopelessness in reasons Thirty-eight years of “one more day” But You didn’t fix the broken system Didn’t help me to the edge You looked me in the eye and told me Pick up your mat and walk instead
Pre-Chorus
You bypassed every mechanism Every formula I’d tried You didn’t need the stirring water You were standing at my side
Chorus
Do you want to get well? Do you want to get well? I’ve been lying here so long I forgot what standing felt like Do you want to get well? Not the pool, not the water Not the system, not the stir Just My voice and your answer Do you want to get well?
Bridge
What if healing means I lose Every excuse I’ve held so tight? What if standing means I leave The only life I’ve known behind? But Your voice is louder than my fear Your hand is stronger than my doubt And the mat that held me down for years Is the thing I’m carrying out
Final Chorus
I want to get well I want to get well I’ve been lying here so long But I remember what standing felt like I want to get well Not the pool, not the water Not the system, not the stir Just Your voice and my answer I want to get well
Outro
Pick up your mat and walk Pick up your mat and walk
🎵 This song was written as a companion piece to The God Who Sees You — Part 2: The Question That Ruins Your Excuse, exploring the story of the man at the Pool of Bethesda in John 5.