Meditations on "Recovery"

Every year the city of Vancouver, BC hosts "The Sun Run" and thousands of folks participate.

As we get to know God in this process of coming to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity, we’re often not quite sure that God will hear and answer our prayers.

While it is important to show gentleness towards those we are in contact with, it’s also essential that we learn how to treat ourselves with gentleness.

"We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

Life with God in recovery is structured around telling the truth in all circumstances.

During our time in addiction, we didn't give a second thought to telling lies.

The familiar slogan “I can’t. God can. I think I’ll let Him” describes the first three steps of the Twelve Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous that we can apply to situations we encounter in our daily lives.

One of our first priorities in recovery is sorting our life practices according to the truth.

Gates serve several purposes. One purpose is to keep those inside safe and another is to keep out those who are undesirable to the community within.

Even though we know that God’s way for us in our life in recovery is one of showing compassion and kindness to everyone, we may find it difficult to sustain these qualities in the challenges of everyday living.

There’s an old slogan in AA that says, “Sobriety delivers everything alcohol promised.

"Principles before personalities" is one of those sayings that we hear at every Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.