Meditations on "Wisdom"

One of the most remarkable aspects of the 12-Step movement founded by Alcoholics Anonymous is their emphasis on ordinary people – even broken and pretty much washed-up folks.

For most of us compiling a list of people we have harmed and becoming willing to make amends to them is extremely intimidating.

Money is often seen as the source of contentment and happiness.

Many of us when we start walking with God are unfamiliar with the full counsel of God’s word as recorded in the Bible and very few ever reach that place of complete knowledge.

Often when traumatic situations arise and we are trying to navigate our way through them, we wonder if God is listening to our prayers.

In some translations of the Bible we are told we are blessed if we fear the Lord and that fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

S Trying to be perfect is a mean task master yet many of us live in the fear of making mistakes and hide in shame and addictive behaviour when we stumble.

What on earth is a hyrax and what does it have to do with my recovery?

When we say we have given our will and life over to the care of God, what does that mean to us?

We are all looking for a peaceful life and God's word has a lot to say about how living well under authority with proper respect for leaders brings that to us.

The contrast of destructive self-centeredness in active addiction with the healthy lifestyle of supporting one another in recovery is clearly expressed in Promise 7 of AA: We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.

Who is more resourceful than an addict in need? Desperation really fuels the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.