Meditations on ""

Anger in our society is rampant. Most of us have a hard time dealing with anger.

Fear is a disturbing emotion which is triggered by the expectation that something unpleasant is about to happen.

While watching the evening news, we often hear about a disaster caused by someone driving while drunk or high on drugs, or learn of the next grim statistic of the opioid crisis around the world.

When we unreservedly give our will and life over to the care of God, our lives are positively changed.

When we first come into recovery, we may not be aware of the importance of making a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves as Step 4 of the 12-Step program requires.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Some time may have passed since we completed Step Ten and we may feel we have learned a lot and are well on our way in recovery.

One day Jesus and His friends faced a huge problem.

It takes courage to live in recovery. It took great courage to admit that our lives were unmanageable, and we were powerless to sort ourselves out.

One of the Twelve Promises of AA tells us: We will comprehend the word serenity, and we will know peace.

The heavens keep telling the wonders of God, and the skies declare what he has done.

When we look at people who appear to have it all together, we envy them, especially when our life is not harmonious or as complete as we would like it to be.