| readandpostrosie 2007-01-30, 4:23 pm |
| Daily Reflections
THE TREASURE OF THE PAST
Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the very thing which
makes life
seem so worth while to us now. Cling to the thought that, in God's hands,
the dark past is
the greatest possession you have -- the key to life and happiness for
others. With it you
can avert death and misery for them.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 124
What a gift it is for me to realize that all those seemingly useless years
were not wasted.
The most degrading and humiliating experiences turn out to be the most
powerful tools in
helping others to recover. In knowing the depths of shame and despair, I can
reach out
with a loving and compassionate hand, and know that the grace of God is
available to me.
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