Meditation reading for Friday May 16, 2025
GROWTH —
Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health. — Carl Jung
We sometimes imagine that a life free of turmoil would bring complete happiness. Yet, experience shows that our challenges and conflicts spur creative thinking and encourage us to lean on the tools of our program. By turning to others and our Higher Power for clarity and guidance, we grow. Our progress unfolds in divine timing. Every experience—both the painful and the joyful—offers lessons that prepare us for future opportunities.
Our Higher Power doesn’t intend for us to suffer. We are given freedom by God to choose, and we often choose a path where our attention is focused on ourselves rather than on our Higher Power. Our pain and suffering arises as we learn the futility of self-will. We can then turn within for the wisdom that immediately frees us from unnecessary pain, and reclaim the serenity that is ours every time we acknowledge God as our companion.