A 12 step recovery program based on the 8 principles of the Beatitudes.

         

Road to Recovery

 

Realize I’m not God. I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable.

            “Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor.”

Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover.

            “Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control.

            “Happy are the meek.”

Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.

            “Happy are the pure in heart.”

Voluntarily  submit to every change God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects.

            “Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires.”

Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others, except when to do so would harm them

or others.

            “Happy are the merciful.” Happy are the peacemakers.”

Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will.

Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and by my words.

            “Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.”

 

 

Things We Are

·       A safe place to share

·       A refuge

·       A place of belonging

·       A place to care for others and be cared for

·       Where respect is given to each member

·       Where confidentiality is highly regarded

·       A place to learn

·       A place to grow and become strong again

·       Where you can take your mask off

·       A place for healthy challenges and healthy risks

·       A possible turning point in your life

 

Things We Are NOT

·       A place for selfish control

·       Therapy

·       A place for secrets

·       A place to rescue and be rescued by others

·       A place for perfection

·       A long- term commitment

·       A place to judge others

·       A quick fix

Prayer for Serenity

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardship as a pathway to peace; taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is; not as I would have it; trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to you will; so that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with You forever in the next.

 AMEN

Reinhold Niebuhr