Meditations on "Recovery"

Members of Alcoholics Anonymous are encouraged to regularly read "The Big Book" which gives a helpful foundation for living sober.

When you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.

For many of us infidelity in a relationship has harmed us.

Recognizing and marking milestones (clean time in recovery) is a way to celebrate our sobriety and give hope to those in our daily lives as well as to those who attend recovery meetings with us.

The exact nature of our wrongs is rooted in the lie that our problems are caused by what is around us rather than what is within us.

All of us want to be successful and to be able to do things well.

When we are in a place of despair, we often cry out to God for help but wonder if He is really listening.

Showing respect and being worthy of respect matters to God.

Sometimes we choose not to bless someone because we judge them as unworthy.

Stress comes in many areas of life for all of us. We experience what seems like too much pressure at home or at work.

An important character strength to develop is tolerance – being patient, understanding, and accepting of something different.

Jesus told a story of a man who was hiring day laborers.