May We Always Remember Him

May We Always Remember Him

Christ

And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business? And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. (Luke 2:49-50) This verse, if translated correctly, would seem to indicate that Mary and...
May We Always Remember Him

The Dichotomy of Worthiness

Christ, Recovery

How can the truth be both blunt and sharp at the same time? How can it be the hardest thing to hear and yet the only thing that is going to save your life? And how do you get the courage to admit that kind of two-edged truth to yourself and to others? Only from God,...
May We Always Remember Him

We Are All Special Needs Children

God's In Charge

While in mortality, we are all special needs children. We are babies. We all have our unique set of quirks and flaws and disabilities. We are the equivalent of children who are temporarily handicapped, blinded as we are by the veil—blinded and muffled—wrapped in...
May We Always Remember Him

The Pain or the Purpose

God's In Charge

We have to accept that life is a battle between two forces—the Truth and the Lie; Christ and the Liar. That’s just the way it is. The tug and pull, the on-again-off-again phenomenon is inevitable. We must also accept that we have no ability to determine the ratio of...
May We Always Remember Him

Step Seven: A New Level of Honesty

Perfectionism, Recovery, Twelve Steps

And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make...