December 31st

"When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there a long time, he said to him, 'Do you want to be made well?'" John 5:6

maybe.

but could we clarify

exactly what being 

made well entails?

is there an NDA which

protects us from that

chronic guilt from being

thrown up in our faces?

are those grudges which

scrape the grace off our hearts

really tossed into that 

crystal sea of forgiveness?

and how do i handle that

Stockholm syndrome which

makes me feel so reluctant

about turning my back on

the pain which has been

such a constant companion

over all these years?

do we want to be made well?

maybe.

(c) 2023 Thom M. Shuman

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