Recovery Meditations

What is making amends? What does that mean? To "make amends" for something you've done means you make up for, or compensate for, the injury, insult, infidelity, or aggression you have perpetrated.

Jesus had many friends. Three of his dearest friends were Mary, Martha, and Lazarus who lived in a small town outside Jerusalem called Bethany.

We’ve probably thought a lot about how our sins have hurt the people in our lives.

We often spend a lot of time and energy on trying to change others and how they treat us.

Our parents or caregivers are deeply connected to our lives on so many levels.

It's difficult to look at the harm we've done to others.

How do we enter into this friendship relationship with God that makes life safe and satisfying and guarantees us life, beyond the grave, in heaven?

God has invited us to the ultimate friendship with Him through His son Jesus Christ.

All through the Bible we read stories of how good friends cared for one another and helped each other draw closer to God and achieve the things God had prepared for them to do.

Friends trust and rely on each other. They may not always agree but will respect one another's differences.

GOD said, "It's not good for the Man to be alone; I'll make him a helper, a companion.

When Jesus started His ministry the leaders of the Jews and the people were unsure who He was.