Recovery Meditations

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

We feel hurt when another’s unkind words or actions cause our self-worth to be devalued.

When the first humans disobeyed God, they alienated themselves from God and were no longer complete as God intended.

The end of Tradition 12 in the Big Book of AA sums up an important principle in our recovery: We need to regularly count our blessings.

A person who is said to be “mature” is usually productive and effective in the community and, with the knowledge they have gained, their stability improves as they grow closer to God.

When we first give our will and life over to the care of God, we often still have a blind spot to our wrongdoing.

Living in recovery and following the Twelve Steps is a spiritual journey.

Low self-esteem is a negative sense of one's worth or ability to cope or do well in life.

Those who make steady progress in recovery are those who remain focused and give careful attention each day to what works.

Peace and serenity are gifts to be received. They are treasures to be chosen.

Just for today I will be unafraid, believing that as I trust in God with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding, He will lead me along a good path.

In the Bible we read about the children of Israel being released from slavery by the purpose and plan of God.