“God took the monkey off my back, but the circus is still in town!”

“I come to God in faith, that He give me a new way of life.” Looking around in the rooms of recovery, I see God’s miracles of people who have this new way of life. Their words and the examples can have a wide influence for good, in me and in the world. I will allow this new way of life to alter my whole existence; in the words I speak, the actions I take, and the influence I have. They will spring from the new life growing within me.

Recovery is actually an empowerment process that journeys through four successive phases: coming from gratitude, honoring our pain, seeing with new eyes, and going forth. With the shift of perception that seeing with new eyes brings, we can let go of the need to plan every step; instead, we can trust our intention. As we focus on finding and being our true self, offering our own experiences, we reflect our own unique gift of active hope and Love.

"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." Dwell for a moment each day in a secret place, the place of communion with God, apart from the world, and thence receive strength to face the world. Material things cannot intrude upon this secret place, they cannot ever find it, because it is outside the realm of material things. When you abide in this secret place, you are under the shadow of the Almighty. God is close to you in this quiet place of communion. Each day, dwell for a while in this secret place. I pray that I may renew my strength in quietness. I pray that I may find rest in quiet communion with God.