Twenty-Four Hours A Day

Alcoholics are unable or unwilling, during their addiction

to alcohol, to live in the present. The result is that they

live in a constant state of remorse and fear because of

their unholy past and its morbid attraction, or the uncertain

future and its vague foreboding. So the only real hope for

the alcoholic is to face the present. Now is the time. Now is

ours. The past is beyond recall. The future is as uncertain

as life itself. Only the now belongs to us. Am I living in

the now?

I must forget the past as much as possible. The past is over

and gone forever. Nothing can be done about the past, except

to make what restitution I can. I must not carry the burden of

my past failures. I must go on in faith. The clouds will clear

and the way will lighten. The path will become less stony with

every forward step I take. God has no reproach for anything

that He has healed. I can be made whole and free, even though

I have wrecked my life in the past. Remember the saying:

“Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more.”

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may not carry the burden of the past. I pray that

I may cast it off and press on in faith.