Meditations on "Powerless"

"Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!" This is the signal used around the world when an airplane or boat is in trouble - usually big trouble.

Repentance involves reviewing the things we have done and admitting that we have not lived up to our own moral standard, let alone to God’s standard.

The Bible is a wonderful source of support for us and contains many stories about the compassion Jesus showed to those He encountered.

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

Many of us blame God because bad things happened to us when we were powerless to change the situation.

"Live and let live" is one of those slogans that encourages us to consider if our desire for control is becoming an issue we need to deal with.

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

Life has its ups and downs and doesn’t always treat us fairly.

While we were living in addiction our daily agenda was completely centered on meeting our own needs.

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

At some point in our lives we became aware that we were powerless over our dependencies and that our lives had become unmanageable.

We come into recovery because we recognize we are powerless over addictive substances, people, or things that we've become dependent on to sustain life as we know it.