Meditations on "Recovery"

The Serenity Prayer is the common name for a prayer authored by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr.

Unrealistic expectations will lead us to disappointment and, if we are not careful, may also lead us to relapse.

When we notice the shortcomings in our character, do we immediately have a sense of remorse or are we more likely to try to justify them?

When we say we have given our will and life over to the care of God, what does that mean to us?

God's kingdom runs on the laws of love and peace. It really does!

Depending on a given situation, we often find ourselves caught up in the conflict of our desire for justice or mercy.

Sobriety in recovery is never a one-person activity.

We sought recovery when we admitted our lives were unmanageable, and we were powerless to change.

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

This new life we have been given begins each new day.

God has given gifts to everyone; no one has been left out.

We often feel awkward about bringing our recurring sins before God.