I’ve finished the steps,read through the book, inventoried, made amends, found the promises fulfilled. I’m finished! I who never finished anything, have finally finished something that matters. Really matters. Sure, I’ll sponsor you. I finished the steps. What does powerless […]
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Listen for the Message
When our ears are full of the world’s messages about success, we need daily practices to help us pause, breathe, and listen for the voice of Jesus. ~ The Upper Room Disciplines 2022: A Book of Daily Devotions (p. 456). Upper […]
Continue reading »The Recovery Waltz
As I dance the recovery waltz to the beat of the one two three pause I bemoan such a meaningless life freed from lust, from addiction at last. I keep digging for meaning and sense as I see what I […]
Continue reading »Actively Passive
I offer myself to Thee…. Interesting verb, offer, not passive, for action affects the object, myself — not the subject, I. For me, what’s the difference? Me, myself, and I maintain the ultimate symbiosis. Yet here the verb looms large […]
Continue reading »The Path to Change
How do I become who I want to be? Maybe in some minor ways by deciding, choosing a path then taking it. Maybe that’s possible… when I’ve already drawn near. Then there’s the coming to believe. Not deciding to believe, […]
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