The Eye Opener

To pity distress is a natural human characteristic, except in the case of the poor drunk. The hospitals want no part of him. He brought it on himself and, besides, they need their beds for really sick people. Many doctors won’t make a house call if they suspect the patient has been drinking and, when they do, their medication consists for the most part of something to knock him out and keep him quiet. People who spend hours raising funds for the tubercular and the cancerous call a cop when they see a drunk.

God knows the drunk and He also knows human nature, and so He invented AA.

Hazelden Foundation 

FR. LEO'S DAILY MEDITATION #essentialsofrecovery

PITY

“When a person has pity on all living creatures, only then is one noble.”

~ Buddhist Saying ~

We all need each other. More than this, we need to help and sustain each other. This concept extends beyond human beings, for the world is full of other creatures God has made that make our lives fascinating and entertaining. Animals and plants constitute our ecological history, yet we often rob and hurt our environment.

Recovery from alcoholism means more than putting down the drink. Today I adopt a responsible attitude that makes me care, on a spiritual level, for my world.

God, as I look around my world, I cannot help but honor You. 

© 2008 Leo Booth 

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PITY

“When a person has pity on all living creatures, only then is one noble.”

~ Buddhist Saying ~

We all need each other. More than this, we need to help and sustain each other. This concept extends beyond human beings, for the world is full of other creatures God has made that make our lives fascinating and entertaining. Animals and plants constitute our ecological history, yet we often rob and hurt our environment.

Recovery from alcoholism means more than putting down the drink. Today I adopt a responsible attitude that makes me care, on a spiritual level, for my world.

God, as I look around my world, I cannot help but honor You. 

© 2008 Leo Booth

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Father Leo’s Daily Meditation #essentialsofrecovery

PITY

“When a man has pity on all living creatures, then only is he noble.”

—Buddha

We all need each other. More than this, we need to help and sustain each other. And this concept extends beyond human beings—the world is full of other creatures that God has made and which make our lives so fascinating and entertaining. Animals and plants make up our ecological history, and yet, so often we rob and hurt our environment.

Recovery from alcoholism means more than putting down “the drink.” Today I am picking up a responsible attitude that makes me care, on a spiritual level, for my world.

Lord, as I look around my world I cannot help but worship You.

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