Meditations on "Gratitude"

It is God's desire that we live joyfully today. Let's follow His instructions and let the joy flow.

The Lord will stand up to help us and He will keep us safe from harm.

Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong

We are blessed today with a clear conscience as we confess our wrongs to God and let Him remove our sin from us.

We live in a beautiful world created by God. Because God desired a people for Himself, He made humans in His own image.

A well-known sinful woman came to a place where Jesus was eating dinner with some religious leaders of His time.

From the time of creation, it has been God's plan that humans provide support and care for one another.

When we wake up from the haze of our addiction and reflect on the harm we have caused in our relationships or when we make an inventory of our character defects and deep sorrow overwhelms us because of what we have done, the question to ask ourselves is, "Am I saddened enough by the painful mess I am in to be willing to come to God and admit that I am powerless over my self-willed ways?

It is a wonderful practice to take time daily to be thankful for all that we have, and all that God has promised us.

Recovery is hard work. Sometimes we feel joy in the journey and other times we don’t seem to feel anything at all.

In sharing our recovery journey at meetings, we often look to the model of "what life was like in addiction, what happened, and what does life look like now.

When sharing our recovery journey at meetings we often reflect on what life was like in addiction, what happened, and what life looks like now.