When we are caught in our active addictions or unhealthy attachments, we seek short-lived fulfillment, pleasure, and temporary reprieve from the realities and suffering of life. Yet, when we are reawakened to the Lord’s crucifix and begin working our recovery, we...
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Allowing God to Heal Our Generational and Family Wounds
| Adult Children of an Alcoholic, Family, God, Loved One of an Addict, Mercy, Prayer, Reconciliation, Spiritual Tools | 0 Comments
As time passes, our recovery brings with it new growth and awareness of God and ourselves. By living a life of honesty, openness, and willingness, God fills our hearts, minds, and spirits with new knowledge and wisdom, or “God thoughts.” For me, these thoughts have...
Jesus’ Four Steps of Spiritual Healing: Repent, Believe, Trust, and Follow
| Getting Sober, God, Spiritual Tools | 0 Comments
In today’s culture, the world tells us that each of us is supposed to have what it takes to satisfy our interior sense of emptiness—this hunger for more that we all feel. Those of us who have been blessed with what we call “addiction” (and yes, it is a blessing for...
Trust as the Antidote to Uncertainty, Anxiety, and Fear
| Addiction, General, Getting Sober, God, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Scripture Reflection | 0 Comments
The world would be uninteresting without uncertainty. There would be no fear, yes, but also no surprise. There would be no pain but there would be no joy or wonder, either. That’s why people enjoy scary movies in which the monster isn’t revealed until Act III or never...
A Reflection for Healing Your Inner Child in God’s Presence
| Adult Children of an Alcoholic, God, Loved One of an Addict, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools | 0 Comments
In his book Healing Prayer, John Horn details how the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius provide a way of healing deep childhood wounds through the guidance of a competent spiritual director. I completed the Spiritual Exercises in May 2020 and it was a very healing...
Making Christmas the Season for (True) Receiving
| God, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Scripture Reflection | 0 Comments
More often than not, when we think of Christmas we think of giving. We see it as a time of charity and generosity of spirit. Charles Dickens in his novel A Christmas Carol depicts this very idea. The cold-hearted and greedy Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a life-changing...
Recovering a True Understanding of God through the Steps
| God, Second Step, The Twelve Steps, Third Step | 0 Comments
I remember my first run through a recovery program. I did not start with SA (Sexaholics Anonymous) but with a program called Celebrate Recovery (CR), which is a Bible-based 12-step program. Most attendees were non-denominational Christians, those seeking recovery from...
Trusting in Divine Providence No Matter Our Circumstances
| God, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Scripture Reflection | 0 Comments
We might know in our minds that God has the attributes of being all present, all knowing, all loving, and all merciful. But if we can come to know these also in our hearts, then I believe it becomes easier to trust in Divine Providence. And knowing that we’re living...
What Is Spiritual Direction and Why Does It Matter?
| God, Psychology & Therapy, Spiritual Tools, Sponsorship/Mentorship, Therapy | 0 Comments
As I have grown in my understanding of sacred Scripture and matured in my relationship with Jesus I have come to appreciate the value of spiritual direction. As Saint Paul reminds us when he tells us, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me” (Galatians...
Saying “Yes” to God’s Invitation to Suffer for Love
| God, Help from the Saints, Prayer, Saints—On Earth & in Heaven, The Blessed Mother | 0 Comments
In February of this year, I began to experience severe lower back and leg pain. It began exactly two weeks before Ash Wednesday and with it began a powerful Lenten experience that continues today. I had to totally abandon myself to God in complete surrender and...