Meditation reading for Friday April 11, 2025
PATIENCE —
It’s only natural to want a quick fix or an immediate solution to a difficult situation. As one member jokingly puts it: “Grant me patience, Lord—and hurry!”
Do I have some discomfort or a problem in my life? Let me fix it, or be rid of it, now. Is it a situation I’ve lived with for twenty years? Fine, I’ll give it fifteen minutes. Perhaps I’ve lived with it all my life—well then, an hour, maybe even two. Is it connected with alcoholism? Do its roots run deep into the core of my being? In that case, I’ll make a few program calls and share at a meeting. Is it still lingering? Very well, I’ll launch a major campaign of self-destruction. What’s wrong with me? Why do I have all these feelings about something that doesn’t even matter? I’m sure I caused all this myself; somehow, I’m to blame. Many of these thoughts come too often to all of us.
Heaven forbid I should surrender, accept my discomfort, and pray for guidance. Today, I will take a step back, breathe, and ask my higher power for the patience and guidance I need to help me navigate all of my problems.