Meditations on "Recovery"

Over the long haul, how do we prevent relapse into addictive behaviour and maintain our choice to live in the love and grace of God?

Many of us have questioned God about the purpose for our existence and the reason why certain things have happened to us.

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How encouraging it is for us to know that God is on our side and God always does what He promises.

It's summertime – time for rest and recreation and hopefully some quality time with friends and/or family.

Four friends loved a paralyzed man and wanted him to be healed.

We seldom have a day when we aren't worried about something.

In sharing our recovery journey at meetings, we often look to the model of "what life was like in addiction, what happened, and what does life look like now.

A common recovery saying is that “you must give it away in order to keep it”.

We all long to be genuine and sincere in our relationship with God, others, and ourselves, and yet we often find ourselves being fake and insincere.

Throughout the Twelve Steps we are brought face to face with the reality that we have struggled and fallen short in the way we have lived before God, others, and ourselves.

Strong people with a true sense of their identity are often the gentlest souls around.