Today's Thought - May

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May 15

The only certainty is that nothing is certain.

~Pliny the Elder

Since we’ve begun working our Twelve Step program, we’ve become certain of some very important things: The present moment is all we need to concern ourselves with; God is taking care of us; prayer and meditation are how we know this. Thus we have the tools for handling any situation.

We can also be fairly certain that God’s guidance will influence us to choose acts of love and forgiveness in any given encounter with another person. But we can’t control and can never be certain how another person will respond in any situation, no matter how loving our actions. There’s no certainty that our relationships will remain constant. We can’t prevent rejection and abandonment by others if that is their decision. But we can be certain that God will still be there to help us, and that if we remain open to God’s guidance, God will lead us safely through each moment’s experience.

Today I will enjoy the certainties that having God as my companion bring.

Today's reading is from the book In God's Care: Daily Meditations on Spirituality in Recovery*