Meditation reading for Friday December 22, 2023
HUMILITY —
Growth begins when we start to accept our own weakness. We thought we were self-sufficient, that we needed no help to run our life, but this got us into trouble. We discovered that willpower was useless in extricating ourselves from our addictions. We realized we weren’t quite as strong and independent as we had imagined. It was in surrendering to that truth and asking for help that we began to recover.
Many of us would just as soon leave it at that. Addiction is one thing, daily living another, we think. But in thinking that, we limit our growth. We need help in all areas of living. And when we admit our weakness, we get help. Saying to God, “I don’t know what to do,” is the quickest way to learn.
Today I am powerless over people, places, and things. My growth depends on remembering that.