Do You Want to Be Healed? - Homily 17th March 2026

The river flowing from the temple brings life wherever it goes, just like the grace we received in baptism. Yet many of us remain spiritually paralysed, not because grace is absent, but because our hearts are either trapped in self-righteous rule-following or weighed down by sin, self-pity and pride. Like the man in the Gospel, we can receive God’s blessings and still remain unchanged within, ungrateful, unmoved, and distant from a true relationship with Jesus.

Jesus always takes the initiative. He comes to us and asks a simple but powerful question, “Do you want to be well?” Healing is a gift, but it also requires our response. It calls for trust in His timing, openness to His grace, and a willingness to rise, walk, and live differently. True healing is not just physical or external, it is a conversion of the heart, where we come to know Jesus personally and allow His life to flow through us.

Reflection Question: Where in my life might I be resisting true healing, clinging to routine, sin, or even my own struggles, and how is Jesus inviting me today to rise, trust Him, and walk in new life?