Meditations on "Lies"

May your unfailing love come to me, Lord, your salvation, according to your promise; then I can answer anyone who taunts me, for I trust in your word.

He (God) gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.

Sometimes people in recovery circles are obsessed with past failures.

God wants us to be successful in recovery and in life.

For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

In many recovery meetings we are regularly reminded of the AA promises which are introduced this way, “If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through.

The wisest man of his time, King Solomon, worked hard to get an amazing temple built to honour God.

Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me.

Many of us face a new year wondering about the unknown.

Why do we celebrate Christmas? Why not just settle for a winter holiday of Santa and snow and parties and gifts?

At this time of year, as we prepare our hearts for the celebration of Christ’s birth, some of us may have regrets about Christmases in our past.

What sorrow for those who get up early in the morning looking for a drink of alcohol and spend long evenings drinking wine to make themselves flaming drunk.