Sunday, September 9, 2007

I Can't, We Can

In Celebrate Recovery we fellowship.

"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!... Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves... A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, 12

It was not many years ago that those in recovery were viewed by others as weak, not as courageous individuals seeking help for their life's problems. Some of the early AA meetings were held in church basements, where members would enter by the back door so that no one would see them and identify them as alcoholics. Thank God, those back-door days in the basements are gone. Our recovery program is a safe place, not a dirty secret. It is a regular place where people in recovery can join together, fellowship with one another, and share God's answer on how to overcome their struggles by His power.

You don't have to go it alone. We get there together.

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