Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
The love of God is passionate. He pursues each of us even when we know it not. — William Wordsworth
A woman at a meeting of adult children recently told of a deal she had made with God. She promised God she would stop smoking if God would help her son get off drugs. A lively discussion ensued. Most were of the belief that God doesn’t bargain — not because God isn’t sympathetic, but because He has already given that which we try to bargain for.
Isn’t that a wondrous truth? God already loves our loved ones even more than we do. And because God loves them, they have already been gifted with everything they need. Why do we imagine that we need to manipulate God? God is doing everything, short of interfering with our free will, to assist us and our loved ones along the road to recovery and freedom.
As long as it may take and as hard as it may be, we need to accept the incredible fact that the prize is already won, and all we need to do is open up and receive it.
Today, I weigh the love I feel for my family members, and I am comforted to know they are loved even more by God.
Hazelden Foundation
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