Meditations on "Powerless"

Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle all my problems at once.

Those of us who are recovering from the mess of our lives know there is a hunger and thirst within us for something more than what life has offered us so far.

When many of us waken up from the haze of our addiction and reflect on the harm we have caused in our relationships, or when we begin to make an inventory of our character defects, a well of deep sorrow may overwhelm us.

To be flexible means that we are adaptable and willing to yield when circumstances require short or long-term change.

As we remember service men and women who served our nation in times of war and trouble, it's good also to be mindful of words from the Bible that describe God's help in our time of need.

Jesus told a story of a man who was hiring day laborers.

The following words were written thousands of years ago and yet they are an accurate description of many of us before we came into recovery.

For all of us there came a time when we could no longer avoid the realization that our lives were a mess.

We don’t really know God until we know that God is love and that God’s love for us is unfailing.

Often in relationships where one or both parties are in some form of addiction, physical or emotional abuse exists.

Everyday life has it challenges but each day is also filled with many simple pleasures.

Each of us who have given our will and life over to the care of God may doubt that God has the power to help us overcome our powerlessness over our dependencies.