Based on John 5, the healing at the pool:
The man had been stuck in a rut for a very long time. He had become used to his very sad condition. Jesus walked up to him and asked him the question no one had asked. “Do you want to get well?” It seems obvious, but actually we don’t tend to think that way.
The transition from “unwell” to “well” is an interesting one. There are two aspects to this: the physical one and the spiritual one. Physically of course, there are situations that cannot be changed, even with a lot of faith and effort. There are others, however, that can be changed. Sometimes we let ourselves go physically, and we neglect our physical needs.
