Meditations on "Lies"

As we prepare to do the steps in a recovery program, who among us enjoys doing a Step Four inventory or writing out the last 90 days of our addiction?

In the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous there is a section on making amends and sorting things out with our families.

When some of us became aware that our lives were on a dark downward pathway, we chose to admit that we were powerless over our dependency and our lives were unmanageable.

When we accept Jesus’ death as payment for the sins we have committed, we are freed from the punishment of sin and are given a fresh start.

Low self-esteem is a negative sense of one's worth or ability to cope or do well in life.

Audio for SAY WHAT WE MEAN AND MEAN WHAT WE SAY Many of us have been in the company of others who think they know everything but when they open their mouths very little wisdom is detected.

During the Christmas season we celebrate Jesus coming into the world as a baby who was born from His mother Mary.

In the past, one of the lies we bought into was that the party life was where the greatest enjoyment of living could be found.

God created man and woman in His own image and together they lived in loving relationship with Him and with each other.

When we give our will and life over to the care of God we come out of darkness into His light.

When we think of healing we often look to physical healings recorded in the Bible.

Many of us have watched movies with men or woman dueling with swords.