Meditations on "Recovery"

When we look back at our lives, we see that the road that took us down the path to addiction was strewn with flawed thinking and self-deception.

On pages 83-84 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous we read twelve promises that will happen as we diligently work the twelve steps.

Recovery meetings have common formats from place to place.

Step 10 advises us to continue to take personal inventory and, when we are wrong, promptly admit it.

What is worship? Worship is the giving of honour to God for who He is and in recognition of all that He has done for us.

In the Bible we read a story about how God spoke to the Prophet Samuel to anoint David, a shepherd boy, to be King over Israel.

Often when we come into recovery, we miss our old way of life and the people we socialized with.

Living in addiction is chaotic. A person is never at peace either in mind or body.

We feel many things in recovery. Some are positive and others negative.

Many of us are plagued throughout the day with a nagging sense of guilt.

Seeking out those to whom we need to make amends can be intimidating.

Steps 1, 2, and 3 of the 12-Step program help us develop faith in Jesus Christ, a power greater than ourselves who can restore us to sanity.