Meditations on "Recovery"

A famous philosopher (Aristotle) once said, “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Most of Jesus’ friends abandoned Him before He died on the cross.

When we come into recovery, one of our priorities has to be sorting life according to what is true.

What does Jesus death have to do with us? Well, maybe nothing and maybe everything -- the choice is ours.

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

Forgiving others is something we must take very seriously if we want to protect our sobriety.

Our life in recovery is often like treading an unknown path.

At most recovery meetings there are lots of handshakes and hugs and "chips" or "fobs" to honour clean time.

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

In the Bible Jesus told a story about a father and two sons.

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

We all need hope. Today we are affirming the hope within us that what has been impossible for us to do on our own becomes possible when we reach out for help to a power greater than ourselves.