The stirring of different waters

After John 5:1-17 

He sees the multitudes

edging the pool 

in their distress

and their hope,

and he asks one,

one chosen from

among them, if

he wants to be 

healed. The man

does, desperately, 

but cannot drag 

himself fast enough

to the stirred pool

before someone else

steps first. But still,

hope. And this day,

miraculous, different

waters stir, waters

moved by the words

‘get up and walk.’

And he who cannot

drag himself fast

enough is bathed

in the waters

of the words,

and he stands,

takes his bed,

and walks.

 

Photograph by Rostyslav Savchyn via Unsplash. Used with permission.