Meditations on ""

In recovery, and in life in general, situations often arise which cause us to believe that we are alone and have no one to turn to for help.

God's kingdom runs on the law of love and peace. It really does!

Step 3: We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

As we come into recovery programs we listen to and are supported by the experience, strength, and hope that others share.

Step Two: Came to believe that a power greater that ourselves could restore us to sanity.

There are many circumstances in life that we cannot manage on our own.

Step One: We admitted that we were powerless over our dependencies, that our life had become unmanageable.

We’ve been reflecting on remembering this week. Today’s Psalm helps us to be encouraged and to remember that even though our sins are great, if we have repented and turned away from them, we can be confident that God remembers them no more.

Men and women who served in times of war have much to teach us from their experience, strength, and hope.

Today we remember blood that was spilled on battlefields around the world by brave men and women who gave their lives for the cause of freedom and justice.

Recovery is a gift. Life and freedom are a gift. So many others have contributed to the new life and freedom we have today.

A few years ago a colleague and I had the privilege of visiting Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.