Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Love doesn’t grow on the trees like apples in Eden — it’s something you have to make. — Joyce Carey
There probably aren’t many of us who feel we’re loved enough. The paradox is that looking for love is not the way to find it. Abundant love will find us when we make the decision to attentively and unconditionally give it to all the people God has invited to share our life.
Our primary purpose today is to know and give love. Most of us turned to alcohol and other drugs in part because we felt unloved, unworthy, without purpose. This new life we’ve been graced with—a life filled with opportunities to experience positive ways of thinking, meaningful endeavors, and a family of loving friends—hasn’t come to us accidentally or coincidentally. It has been God’s will throughout our life that we know love, and be able to openly and freely offer it to others.
God is the caring guide who will help me know love as a result of my willingness to love.
Hazelden Foundation
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