Meditations on "Relationship"

Those of us who are recovering from the mess of our lives know there is a hunger and thirst within us for something more than what life has offered us so far.

Many of us struggle with health issues both in our bodies and in our minds.

We are told in the Bible that love never fails, but in our relationships with others we often fail to love.

The Big Book of AA describes the significance of our problem with selfishness in this way: "There often seems no way of entirely getting rid of self without His [God's] aid.

Understanding the relationship between self-image and addiction is like a chicken and egg situation – trying to interpret which came first.

Some of us slid into destructive and addictive lifestyles out of a desire to have friends and companions to belong to.

Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts.

To be responsible recovering addicts, we need to have regular contact with God and seek His wisdom and His will for our lives.

The experience of life outside the will and care of God is helplessness and frustration when trials and temptations come our way.

To make restitution is to restore something that was stolen or lost.

In active addiction, trying to stay connected and maintain a close, healthy relationship with another was impossible.

Many of us have never been disciplined in the art of following through on the commitments we make.