Meditations on "Recovery"

In the beginning God created us to live in conscious contact with Him.

How has stored anger been a problem in my life? How have I addressed this problem?

“Continued to take a personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it” – these are wise words from the founders of AA that are meant to lead us daily to a place of peace.

Practicing an attitude of gratitude – just a happy little slogan or a way of facing each day that changes everything?

This is the holiday weekend – Thanksgiving weekend.

There is a good reason why so many folks both early in recovery and well on their journey find themselves repeating the Serenity Prayer when they bump into life situations that seem overwhelming.

Day after day, in recovery meetings and elsewhere, we pray these words: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Life in recovery can be challenging at times. We have joy in the fact that we are no longer in the pit of our addiction, but, we are now treading waters that are unfamiliar to us.

Trusting Jesus and following His lead is the only key to successful recovery.

We have come into recovery because we are seeking to find what will give us a successful life.

For you are great and perform wonderful deeds. You alone are God.

Relationships matter. Jesus taught us that a loving relationship with God and with others is the foundation of our new life in recovery and as Christians.