Struggling with Addiction
June 30th, 2008Monday’s Reflection
IN ONE WAY or another, many of us struggle with some form of addictive behavior. Think of the various substances on which we can so easily become dependent. These range from the more pleasurable ones like caffeine, chocolate, and sweets, to the more dangerous like diet pills and tranquilizers. Other activities can take over our lives, like gambling, making money, work, helping others, physical exercise, watching pornography, or overeating, to name a few. Some people have become hooked on the Internet and on playing computer games.
- Trevor Hudson
One Day at a Time: Discovering the Freedom of 12-Step Spirituality
From p. 6 of One Day at a Time by Trevor Hudson. Copyright © 2007 by the author. Published by Upper Room Books. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Scripture Reading
Paul wrote: I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.
- Romans 7:15, NRSV
This Week …
- Special Need:
- This Week: Pray for responsible expressions of freedom. Visit the Prayer Wall.
- Tips for Your Spirit:
- In his Spiritual Exercises, Ignatius urged that all be taught the examen, a daily examination of our deepest feelings and desires. Try a daily Examen.
- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember Thomas (July 3).
- Lectionary Readings:
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