Recovery Meditations

You people who don’t want to work, think about the ant!

Jesus told a lovely story of a man who planted a vineyard and cared for it for 3 years.

Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest.

As we come into healthy living through a personal relationship with God, through Jesus Christ, we discover satisfying living in a surprising form – life within limits.

But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.

We were not created to manage life on our own. When we act independently from God’s care and guidance we encounter struggles and problems of one form or another.

Search for the word “time” or “right time” in the Bible and you’ll come up with instructions about speaking, working, blessing, and even worship.

The leaves have changed and most have fallen. Days have shortened considerably from long and sunny summer hours.

Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.

My Mother is visiting me. Some of you reading this have met her.

For a number of days we've been reflecting on the lovely story of the potter working with clay.