Recovery Meditations

When it comes to murder, everyone recognizes that it is wrong and something to be avoided and punished.

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Control issues are widespread in addiction and are a problem for both the addict and for those who care about them.

Whether they admit it or not, everyone longs for someone to listen to them and care for them.

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.

Making amends is a responsibility we must take seriously if we want to protect our sobriety.

How many of us have fallen to places in life where we never thought we would have allowed ourselves to be?

Anger in our society is rampant. Most of us have a hard time dealing with anger.

God is always with me. I need never face my problems alone.

While winter is often connected to darkness, sadness, and feeling bleak, snow is one of God's bright reminders to us that when we confess and turn away from our sin, we can live clean and face life in sobriety with dignity.

One day Jesus and His friends faced a huge problem.

An important part of recovery is coming to an accurate view of what went wrong in our relationships.