Meditations on "Relationship"

As we come into recovery programs we listen to and are supported by the experience, strength, and hope that others share.

Step Two: Came to believe that a power greater that ourselves could restore us to sanity.

Step One: We admitted that we were powerless over our dependencies, that our life had become unmanageable.

Recovery is a gift. Life and freedom are a gift. So many others have contributed to the new life and freedom we have today.

A few years ago a colleague and I had the privilege of visiting Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

For some of us being in control of our own lives makes us feel safe.

We’ve just come through another Hallowe’en day.

Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.

Until we actually sit down and talk aloud about what we have so long hidden, our willingness to clean house is still largely theoretical.

Once we’ve admitted to God what’s wrong, why must we share these details with someone else?

“We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Sorting out what went wrong in our lives and getting it written down in Step Four has already been a challenging and painful process.