Today's Thought - August

[bluidkiti]

August 12

I've looked inside both good and bad, evil and righteousness, and have seen hope and felt fear.

~Erik Johnson

A friend in recovery, taken from us before his time, wrote this quotation. His heart gave out; some say because it had grown too big for his body. But he died sober, living his dream. In the time he had been sober, he gave much to those he loved. He knew life was paradoxical. He knew that each of us has two sides, and life demands that we choose and be responsible for our choices.

We need to choose love and choose hope. In doing so, we will always be turning our will and lives over to the care of our Higher Power. These were Erik's choices.
Prayer for the Day

Higher Power, help me live life with respect and dignity. Help me honor those of us who have gone before.

Watch over all of us, and help me to not just find hope and love, but to be living examples of hope and love.
Today's Action

Today I will call someone who is important to me and tell that person how important he or she is to me and why.

Today's reading is from the book God Grant Me: More Daily Meditations from the Authors of Keep It Simple*