Meditations on "Relationship"

When we pray the full version of the Serenity Prayer, what are we asking God to do for us?

As we have moved forward in recovery we have come to realize that we are accountable for our actions, for the behaviour that has impacted our relationships, and for the problems we created while in bondage to our addiction.

God made us for relationship with Him and with each other.

A sincere person is one who is honest, who doesn’t create false impressions, and who doesn’t operate with selfish motives.

For all of us there came a time when we could no longer avoid the realization that our lives were a mess.

Honesty, balance, and realism are essential tools to keep at hand as we sort out and rebuild relationships.

Anger in our society is rampant. Most of us have a hard time dealing with anger.

When we tell someone how much we appreciate who they are or what they have done, we are lifting them up and valuing their service.

God invites us to a life of gentleness where we honour speaking the truth in love and respect the dignity of everyone, including ourselves.

We will experience freedom and fulfillment in life only when God’s desires become our desires, God’s way becomes our way, and God’s word becomes our action plan.

We don’t need to be told that emotional trauma is painful.

When we come into recovery one of our priorities must be sorting life according to what is true.