Meditations on "Lies"

Why do we celebrate Christmas? Why not just settle for a winter holiday of Santa and snow and parties and gifts?

As we prepare our hearts for the celebration of Christ’s birth, some of us may have negative memories and regrets about past Christmases.

The basic questions to ask when making a searching and fearless moral inventory are, "God what does my life look like to you?

We’ve just come through another Hallowe’en day.

When we lived in the chaos of our addictive lifestyle we were ruled by the obsession or dependency of the day.

When we commence the recovery process we are often lacking the courage to do even the routine daily things that need to be attended to.

Water is a very simple substance. It is colorless, odorless, and without taste, and yet no living thing can survive without it.

Step 5 – admitting to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Sometimes we plan our future as if we know everything and God, who made us in His image, is not very competent at what He does.

Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world, both low and high, rich and poor alike: My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.

In the past we may have experienced countless days of chaos in circumstances that were too much for us.

As we experience life with God in recovery we need to consider the people we spend time with and the emotional impact they have on us.