Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. ~ Romans 12:2 (NIV) When I grew up, […]
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The Power of Program
No one of us met our experiences very successfully before discovering this program. In most cases we lacked the structure that comes with the Steps. Direction was missing from our lives. ~ Casey, Karen. Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations […]
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It was the Law itself that killed me and freed me from its power, so that I could live for God. I have been nailed to the cross with Christ. (Galatians 2:19, CEV) Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid […]
Continue reading »There Is No Try
You should never “try”; you should “let”—let God. When you “try” to do things, you are working from the outside. When you let God do them through you, you are working from the inside and success must come. ~ Fox, Emmet. […]
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Sometimes it is the wildness of God, the untamable energies of the divine within creation, that the creatures alert us to. (Christ of the Celts, J. Philip Newell, p. 34) I need a wild god! I long to slough off […]
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