Recovery Meditations

One of the lovely results of reading the Psalms over and over again is recognizing how freely the writer calls on God for all his needs.

Our lives need to change if we are to experience healthy and joyful relationships with God and others.

Step 2 in the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous invites us to “come to believe that a power greater than ourselves can restore us to sanity.

Water is a very simple substance. It is colorless, odorless, and without taste, and yet no living thing can survive without it.

If we hold something in our hand and let go of it, it will drop to the ground.

Did life as we know it today come about through a series of random collections of spontaneous acts and fate?

Is there really a God? Is there really a higher power to which turning over my life and my will actually gives me recovery and a life worth living?

One of the things many of us missed while growing up, and which probably had something to do with our journey into addictive and destructive lifestyles, was tenderness.

Relationship difficulties often cut away at our heart even from the time we were very young.

When troubles arise in our lives, sometimes we feel helpless to cope with them.

How many of us have taken what we thought was a shortcut to a destination and instead ended up lost?

When we turn our will and our life over to the care of God we certainly have no idea where God will lead us.