Meditations on "Amends"

An important part of living with God in recovery is coming to an accurate view of what went wrong in our relationships and doing our part to make things right.

We are just moving into summer and hopefully looking forward to long days lounging around in the sunshine.

Seeking out those to whom we need to make amends can be intimidating.

In “How It Works” we read and hear the following words read regularly at meetings: Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path.

In the Big Book of AA, we are advised to use discretion in knowing how much time and attention to give to one situation versus the time others might benefit from if given more of our time and support.

As we recover from addiction, it is emotionally draining when we come to the place of acknowledging and dealing with the harm we have caused.

Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.

Little by little as we walk with God and work the steps, we gain new information about ourselves and how we relate to other people.

The second promise found in the Big Book of AA tells us that if we diligently work the steps, “We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.

In the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous there is a section on making amends and sorting things out with our families.

In the middle of Jesus teaching about how to treat our enemies he inserts one of the most famous principles of human interaction called The Golden Rule.

Step-10 encourages us to regularly take personal inventory and when we are wrong about anything to promptly admit it.