I HAVE NO ONE
I HAVE NO ONE
For thirty-eight long years I lie on my bed,
I have no friends who would come to my aid.
I dread each dawn when I must awake;
I wish to live, but none cared about my estate.
I prick my ears to hear the sound of excited cries
Who would be healed this time and from illness arise?
But I know that it would never be me,
For I have no one, not even family.
“Do you want to be well?” A Stranger spoke to me.
My heart was stirred but how could it ever be?
Would this Stranger be my special Friend?
Would He truly lend me a helping hand?
He gazed into my eyes with such tender compassion,
My soul was stirred and I struggled to overcome emotion.
“Rise, take up your bed and walk” He simply said,
My useless legs grew strong and I took up my bed.
Who was this Man who had such power?
I did not learn His name in that short hour.
He found me and gently spoke His precious Name,
He told me not to sin and bring Him shame.
My heart was changed that very day
I would never walk in my old sinful way.
It’s Jesus that from now I would follow
For new life from Him had begun to flow.
John 5