Meditations on "Temptation"

Jesus' followers weren't sure how to pray and so they asked Jesus to teach them.

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

One of the great comforts and challenges, all at the same time, is the reality that we are powerless to manage our lives on our own.

All of us are vulnerable to relapse when we are feeling lonely, frustrated or dissatisfied with life.

We have all experienced the ups and downs of recovery.

How many of us are confident in our decision making?

In the prayer Jesus taught His friends when they asked Him how to pray there is a line that says, "Your kingdom come.

At what point in our lives did we desire to improve our conscious contact with God?

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

If we treasure something, we usually take special care of it.

When Jesus’ friends wanted to know how to pray they asked Jesus to teach them.

When Jesus’ friends and followers wanted to know how to pray – how to talk to God – Jesus taught them the familiar prayer we know as “The Lord’s Prayer.