May 6, 2024 - Readings in Recovery: Today's Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

 

Monday, May 6, 2024


Today's Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:


For so must it be, and help me to do my part.

-- Tibetan saying

It’s been said that God exists only in the present. That means we must live in the present if we are to find God. In God's eyes, we are worthy and lovable as we are today. God never rejects part of creation.

Can we accept that our Higher Power loved us even when we were acting out? Can we accept that God loves us if we're struggling or even slipping today? If this happens, we can pick ourselves up and make the choice to go to a meeting, call a friend or a sponsor, or pray to our Higher Power.

The power of the present makes it possible for God to love us unconditionally because God doesn't expect us to be perfect, just willing to do our best. Only in the present do we have the power to choose our attitudes and actions, and it is this freedom that links us to God's power.

My Higher Power loves me because I'm human, not despite it.

Hazelden Foundation

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