Meditations on "Victim"

As we turn in a new direction towards healing and life, we have to somehow confront both the power of self and the power of Satan in our lives.

"Mercy heals, but unforgiveness makes you a perpetual victim" (Bob Gass WFT, 2013).

This is the beginning of the annual season of advent -- a time of preparing for Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Jesus told the story of a Samaritan who helped a Jewish person who had been robbed, beaten and left half dead.

Step Two: We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

The internet and books are full of coping mechanisms for dealing with anger.

If I am truly committed to taking responsibility for my life, what new choices will reflect that?

What do we have to say to those who have tried over and over again to stop a certain habit, only to fall victim to it again?

What are we doing when we invite individuals to leave behind certain lifestyles and embrace a new way?