Meditations on "Recovery"

When we accept Jesus’ death as payment for the sins we have committed, we are freed from the punishment of sin and are given a fresh start.

Becoming strong and steady in our recovery requires that we keep on listening and learning from God's Word and from the experience, strength, and hope of others.

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.

Steadily moving forward in recovery is not easy. As we awaken out of the haze of years in addiction our minds are often filled with memories of things done to us and things we have done to others.

To be suspicious can be good or bad depending on the circumstances.

When we struggle to do what is right it can be helpful to remember that God knows about the battle and provides a promise for success with a clear strategy for attaining it, “keep alert and pray”.

Feelings cannot always be trusted. They often point us to an incorrect perception of who we are, who God is, and what is happening in our circumstances.

Throughout the Twelve Steps we are brought face to face with the reality that we have struggled and fallen short in the way we have lived before God, others, and ourselves.

Aristotle, a famous philosopher, once said, “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

When we begin a searching and fearless moral inventory, we often list the obvious things we know that are not in keeping with God's will.

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

In Tradition 6 of AA we are given guidelines lest “problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.