Yet God made us in his own image, and desired to have fellowship with us because he loved us, his own creation. As a result, 100% of your donation will be allocated directly to the various Projects we support and ones which you have the option to choose. The topics cover a range of issues for all Al‑Anon members, as well as anyone seeking insight into, or recovery from, the family disease of alcoholism. So, if you’re in the group who feel the need for masking as a protection, why not go as fancy as you like? Having to confront an indeterminate outcome that might be bad seems to cause more anxiety than having to confront an outcome already known to be bad.

For me, this can be going to a movie or a play with my wife, reading a good book, completing errands, or even organizing my desk.

If the Son of God had to be alone and rest, if He couldn’t meet all the demands of the people around Him, why do we think we can go all the time and be everything for everyone? Learning what is feasible or impossible begins with recognizing a pattern of believing that the unattainable is within reach. Hope for Today is a collection of daily thoughts and meditations based on the sharings of Al‑Anon members who grew up with the family disease of alcoholism.

With daily inspiration, encouraging scriptures and space to journal your prayers and dreams, this planner will help you have your best year yet! Her poem “The Power of Hope Today” was the third-place winner of the 2021 Inaugural Poem Contest for Students.The first two were necessary to bring him to this point, but God knew with this new assignment, with greater responsibility and challenges, David would need a fresh anointing.

The apostle Paul says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” (Philippians 4:6). It’s really easy for me to find flaws in others, but I don’t want to admit there is anything wrong with me. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Jesus talks about this in Matthew 13 in the Parable of the Sower, who was planting seed in his field. Everything was great—the food was delicious, the house festively decorated, cousins played well together, and siblings were kind to one another.Learning from mistakes means viewing failure as an opportunity rather than as a measure of self-worth.

When David was thirty years old, after Saul was killed in a battle, “The men of Judah came and anointed David as their king” (2 Samuel 2:4). We need to be the kind of people who respond with tenderhearted mercy to every person God puts in our path. They’re constantly trying to improve themselves and their skill set; this encourages contentment and openness to growth.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. But just as the other disciples were about to draw their swords, Jesus said, “Quit fighting these wrongs! Powerful enough that when my mood falls and I don’t know why, I ask myself first if the reason is because of the absence of anticipatory pleasure. Based on the sharings of Al-Anon’s adult children members, this daily reader is for anyone who wants to grow in acceptance, compassion and understanding.