Meditations on "Temptation"

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.

Planning gives us peace in our hearts knowing that we have reviewed the specifics of how to get to where we are going and what we need to do to get there.

When Jesus was here on earth, He often went off on His own to pray.