I wrote this song almost 2 years ago and only performed it once at my home church.
Pick up your mat and walk song.
It s easy to mistake the means for the ends and in doing so to settle for less than we were intended for.
As you finish your conversation jesus says now i invite you to pick up your mat and return home at first you are astounded thinking but i am paralyzed.
Yet amazingly you lift yourself up with little effort and are able to move around and shake your legs.
The pool of bethesda 7 sir the invalid replied i have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred.
Then he commands you to get up pick up your matt and walk.
I decided to upload finally lyrics below.
I cannot just walk however as you scan your body you realize that you do in fact have some mobility in your extremities.
Now this happened on the sabbath day.
Later on you reflect on what your healer said to you.
Arise take up your bed take up your bed and walk arise take up your bed take up your bed and walk.
This official wanted healing for his son and was persistent in asking jesus for it.
While i am on my way someone else goes in before me 8 then jesus told him get up pick up your mat and walk.
He picked up his mat and walked.
Jesus speaks he s talking still hear ye deaf.
You haven t been able to walk all your life.
Arise take up your bed take up your bed and walk.
Take your mat up take your mat take your mat and walk take your mat up take your mat take your mat and walk like a leper at the pool of healing when he s waiting for his turn to bathe like a blind man a lame man a sick man waiting for a miracle to take shape and in this life of suffering situations are out of our control.
Howdy everybody i hope this finds you well.
Arise take up your bed take up your bed and walk.
You wiggle your toes and your fingers.
Rise take up your matt and walk.
Pick up your mat and walk.
Get up jesus told him pick up your mat and walk what does john 5 8 mean.
Meditation hello sisters let me welcome you warmly to this 11th european conference under the theme a story to tell a call to act.
If you believe tis jesus talking take up your bed and just keep walking.
Jesus granted the request but made the man prove out his own faith by leaving.
See verse text in john 4 46 54 jesus meets a man seeking a miracle.
Then jesus said to him get up.
For example we all feel pressure to be productive and to use our time wisely but if we re not careful we will as peter drucker says manage for the sake of management instead of managing.
Your sins are forgiven.
Enjoy and god bless.