Do You Want to Be Made Well?

We are on the Fourth Week of Lent, and John 9 is one of the readings of the Lectionary for the week. This healing story is similar to the one in John 5:1-9a, which is the basis for the worship service written by WDP Zimbabwe for our common day of prayer in 2020.

Our Zimbabwe sisters inspired us to think of healing as transformation. “Jesus empowers us to be made well by doing something for the transformation that God is offering – to rise and take up our mat, whatever that may be for us, and walk.”

​Healing is at the center of people’s minds and actions to stop the transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID19).

What are some of the things we can do?

• Be united in prayers from our home;
• Creatively connect with friends and family via social media;
• Be informed and share information about the local health resources available if somebody feels sick;
• The World Health Organizations indicates basic protective measures:
  1. wash your hands frequently;
  2. practice physical distance;
  3. avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth;
  4. and cover your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when coughing or sneezing;

Healing comes in many ways, and we are all part of it. God is with us, always.

Share with us your prayers, poems, songs with words of hope, love, healing and care.

When washing your hands, offer a prayer. The prayer that Jesus taught us can be done in 20 seconds.

For more information, visit the WHO website.

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