Meditations on "Recovery"

Today in our nation, we celebrate Mothers' Day and ask God to bless all mothers everywhere.

Almost everyone says they hate gossip and yet many of us are easily drawn into conversations that are unkind.

Probably the most encouraging words that folks who have struggled and fallen need to hear is, that they still have a friend.

In the Bible we are instructed each day to put on helpful equipment so that we can stay safe and fight the good fight of faith.

Coming to terms with our lifestyle in addiction requires us to admit that, where our dependencies are involved, we have zero self-control.

The restoration of "The Night Watch," a masterpiece by the painter Rembrandt, began in 2019 and the public were invited to view the procedure and give feedback on the restoration process.

What are we thinking about every day? What are we longing for?

When we come to Step 4 in the 12-Step program we are asked to focus on ourselves and make a searching and fearless moral inventory.

Sobriety and living in recovery is never a one-person activity.

My guilt overwhelms me—it is a burden too heavy to bear.

When we turn our will and life over to the care of God, we are admitting that we cannot do life on our own and from this day forward are willing to let God direct our lives.

Coming out of addiction and living in sobriety is always challenging and should be lived one day at a time.