Despair

Reflection for the Day

So many of us suffer from despair. Yet we don’t realize that despair is purely the absence of faith. As long as we’re willing to turn to a Higher Power for help in our difficulties, we cannot despair. When we’re troubled and can’t see a way out, it’s only because we imagine that all solutions depend on us. The program teaches us to let go of overwhelming problems and let God handle them for us.

When I consciously surrender, do I see faith at work in my life?

Today I Pray

May I, as a recovering person, be free of despair and depression, those two “down Ds” that are the result of feelings of helplessness. May I know that I am never without my Higher Power’s help, and that I am never helpless when my Higher Power is with me. If I have faith, I need never be “helpless and hopeless.”

Today I Will Remember

Despair is the absence of faith.