Meditations on "Recovery"

I wonder what people said on the day that we were born.

For those of us who live in the northern hemisphere this is the shortest day and the longest night of the year.

We are fast approaching the annual celebration of the birth of Jesus, the one God sent to save us and give us new life.

E About eight hundred years before Jesus was born in Bethlehem, God foretold His birth through the prophet Isaiah.

S As the Twelve Traditions are read at the meetings we attend, we join the reader on the final phrase with the words, “principles before personalities.

The Christmas season is one that can be filled with wonder.

Step-10 encourages us to regularly take personal inventory and when we are wrong about anything to promptly admit it.

In many places in the Bible we read that God’s love endures forever.

How many of us got ourselves into trouble by our lack of wisdom and understanding of life and where it would lead us if we pursued a rebellious course?

In the Bible we read of many festivals the people celebrate because God intervened on their behalf.

People in recovery are those who want to learn from the experience, strength, and hope of others.

E Many of us choose to rely on our own understanding of how life works and what is best for us.