Footprints in the Sand
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there was one only.
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from anguish,
sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints,
so I said to the Lord,
You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life
there has only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?
The Lord replied,
The years when you have seen only one set of footprints,
my child, is when I carried you.
The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity
To except the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference
I start each day reading from a book called..Twenty-Four Hours A Day,
My fav. day to read aside from the day I'm in is, January 6th, which I've added to my morning prayers.....
Keeping clean and sober is the most important thing in my life. The most important decision I ever made was my decision to give up drinking and drugging.
I am convinced that my whole life depends on not taking that first drink or drug.
Nothing in the world is as important to me as my own sobriety. Everyting I have, my whole life, depends on that one thing.
Can I afford to ever forget this, even for one minute? I think not!
Take care.......................................God bless.....................................Bob
Hi,
The Serenity Prayer that we in recovery use is the end of a longer Prayer.
This is the way the ending of that Prayer was origonally written....
God give me the serenity to accept things which cannot be changed
Give me courage to change things which must be changed
And the wisdom to distinguish one from the other
....................................................................................................
Living one day at a time
Enjoying one moment at a time
Accepting hardship as the pathway to peace
Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as i would have it
Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His will
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
And supremely happy with Him forever in the next
Take care.......................................God bless....................................Bob
The Serenity Prayer that we in recovery use is the end of a longer Prayer.
This is the way the ending of that Prayer was origonally written....
God give me the serenity to accept things which cannot be changed
Give me courage to change things which must be changed
And the wisdom to distinguish one from the other
....................................................................................................
Living one day at a time
Enjoying one moment at a time
Accepting hardship as the pathway to peace
Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as i would have it
Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His will
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
And supremely happy with Him forever in the next
Take care.......................................God bless....................................Bob
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