Following an Instagram post from his mother Pattie Mallette—where she vowed to “pray for you always” and called for healing—Justin Bieber has responded, using the comments section to reveal exactly what the “only thing I need healing from” really is.

Bieber was quick to clarify he doesn’t actually need serious healing, though, after Mallette turned to social media to voice her prayers for him.

On September 22, Mallette hopped on her Instagram to share a post focused on her 31-year-old son, featuring several photos of him in a shirt that reads “Pray for Me”—a piece from his Speed Demon music video.

“We’re right here cheering you on, Justin, and we’ll keep praying for you always,” she wrote in her lengthy caption.

“I declare freedom, strength, clarity, and healing over you, Justin. May every chain of fear, confusion, heaviness, and pain be broken in Jesus’ name. Holy Spirit, wrap him in TRUTH, LIGHT, and PROTECTION. HEAL EVERY WOUND in his heart, mind, and body—whether they’re seen or unseen—restore what’s been taken from him, and cover him in complete WHOLENESS,” her faith-driven message continued.

“Fill him to OVERFLOWING with Your LOVE and COMFORT. Keep lifting him up as a voice for Your Kingdom—unshaken and on fire for You, Lord,” she ended. “Quiet every voice that isn’t Yours, and let his life be a bold testament to Your power, love, and healing grace. Say amen if you’re with me.”

Four weeks after Mallette shared the post, Bieber finally weighed in—hopping into the comments to joke, “The only thing I need healing from is my sprained pinky toe from playing ping pong.”

Mallette’s prayer post came just a few days after her son shared his own Instagram update about Jesus, one that seemed to stem from a conversation with ChatGPT about humanity.

Before this prayer-filled post, Mallette’s last Instagram activity was in August, when she dropped a photo dump from her “Spring/Summer 2025.” The carousel included shots of her kissing a cardboard cutout of Bieber, plus photos from her 50th birthday celebration. While Bieber didn’t leave a comment on that post at the time, his wife Hailey Bieber did—writing, “You’re so gorgeous.”