23rd Psalm for Recovering Alcoholics

[ritah832]

This has probably already been posted but I saw it and thought I would post it in case noone has seen it.


The Lord is my sponsor, I shall not want.
He makes me to go to many meetings.
He leads me to sit back, relax, and listen with an open mind, He restores my soul, my sanity, and my health.
He leads me in the path of sobriety, serenity, and fellowship for my own sake.
He teaches me to think, to take it easy, to live and let live, and do first things first.
He makes me more humble and grateful.
He teaches me to accept the things I cannot change, to change the things I can, and gives me the wisdom to know the difference.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of despair, frustration, guilt, and remorse, I will fear no evil.
For Thou are with me, your program, your way of life, your twelve steps, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: rationalization, fear, anxiety, self-pity, resentment.
You anoint my confused mind and jangled nerves with knowledge, understanding, and hope.
No longer am I alone, neither am I afraid, nor sickened, nor helpless, nor hopeless.
My cups runs over,
Surely sobriety and serenity shall follow me every day of my life, one day at a time, twenty-four hours at a time.
As I surrender my will to You and carry Your message to others, I will dwell in the house of Higher Power, as I understand him, one day at a time, forever and ever.
Amen

[fraankie]

neat

[hector]

Very timely for me. I recently finished writing a short sermon on the Psalm. I'll be preaching it on Thrusday, Sept. 28 at a noon Eucharist.

Thank you.

[barb dwyer]

How very interesting ....
but not suprising, considering how the whole 'God thing' works with the program and all. THink about something, and within hours, you can't swing a dead cat without hitting someone or something that corresponds to what you were thinking about, or working on.
lol

I thought the new version was pretty cool, but here lately I've been overwhelmed thinking about that whole Psalm thing.
I't stunningly powerful as it is, you know?

Zowie.
When ol' Davis wrote a hit ... he wrote a HIT , didn't he? I mean, this has been on the Bibile's 'top 10 list' for centuries!