NACR Daily Meditation for Friday, Jul 4, 2003

4 Jul 2003 07:00:01 -0000

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NACR Daily Meditation for Friday, Jul 4, 2003

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>Even to your old age and gray hairs
I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

Isaiah 46:4

There are times in recovery when we feel totally immobilized - times
when we cannot 'walk' at all. In times like this, God promises to carry
us. When we are weary or burdened or disabled, God will pick us up gently and carry us. There are also times of exhaustion during recovery
- times when we can still move but we don't know where we will get the energy
for the next step. When we are on long and difficult journeys that require
endurance, God promises to sustain us. God will give us strength and patience
and hope so that we can keep going. And there are times of great danger
in recovery - times when the risks seem overwhelming. When we are in danger,
trapped and overwhelmed, God promises to rescue us. God will pull us out
of danger and bring us to a safe place.

God's promised help is attentive to and informed by our specific needs.
 God will not 'rescue' us when what we really need is strength to continue.
 God will not give us strength when what we really need is to be carried
for a time. 

Notice that God's promised help has no time limits. God is not going
to grow weary and regret having made these promises. God will be with us
today, and tomorrow, and each one-day-at-a-time day throughout our lives even
to our 'old age and gray hairs'.

Thank you, Lord, for understanding
that I need different things
at different times.
Carry me when I cannot walk.
Sustain me when I need to endure.
Rescue me when I am in danger.
Amen.

Copyright 1991 Dale and Juanita Ryan 

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