Alcoholism Support Group
Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.
Its all about soul.
from the song, All About Soul, by Billy Joel
In a parable, Jesus told:
The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought to himself, What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops? And he said, I will do this: 1 will pull down my barns, and build larger ones,- and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be? So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. (Luke 12:17-21)
While a traditional reading of this parable might interpret your soul is required as passing from this world, there is a practical lesson here for enrichment of daily living. At any given moment, our soul is required. We must bring forth the riches of our spirit to be fully present and alive in our relationships, career, and spiritual path. If we become preoccupied with material pursuits, worldly worries, or self-protection, we dampen the light of our soul, and miss the true joy of living.
Jesus said, You are the light of the world. Do not cover your light with a basket. The light is our true nature. The basket is the mountain of distractions we generate when we invest our energy in building a kingdom on earth (the outer world) instead of heaven, the true inner life.
At every moment, our soul is required?not for death, but for greater life.
I want to live in the kingdom today.
Help me remember that my only true joy is in
spiritual aliveness.
Clothed in majesty, I walk in the glory
of my spiritual identity.
A Deep Breath of Life, Alan Cohen
from the song, All About Soul, by Billy Joel
In a parable, Jesus told:
The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought to himself, What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops? And he said, I will do this: 1 will pull down my barns, and build larger ones,- and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be? So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. (Luke 12:17-21)
While a traditional reading of this parable might interpret your soul is required as passing from this world, there is a practical lesson here for enrichment of daily living. At any given moment, our soul is required. We must bring forth the riches of our spirit to be fully present and alive in our relationships, career, and spiritual path. If we become preoccupied with material pursuits, worldly worries, or self-protection, we dampen the light of our soul, and miss the true joy of living.
Jesus said, You are the light of the world. Do not cover your light with a basket. The light is our true nature. The basket is the mountain of distractions we generate when we invest our energy in building a kingdom on earth (the outer world) instead of heaven, the true inner life.
At every moment, our soul is required?not for death, but for greater life.
I want to live in the kingdom today.
Help me remember that my only true joy is in
spiritual aliveness.
Clothed in majesty, I walk in the glory
of my spiritual identity.
A Deep Breath of Life, Alan Cohen
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