Bible Reading: Luke 8:43-48
We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity.
Faith is a key to successfully working the second step. For some
of us faith comes easily. For others, especially if we have experienced
betrayal, it may be more diffi cult. Sometimes we must
exhaust all of our own resources in trying to overcome our addictive
“disease” before we will risk believing in a higher Power.
When Jesus was on earth he was renowned for his healing
power. Crowds of sick people constantly pressed in on him. One
day there was “a woman in the crowd [who] had suffered for twelve
years with constant bleeding, and she could fi nd no cure. Coming
up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately,
the bleeding stopped.” Jesus realized that someone had deliberately
touched him because he felt the healing power go out from him.
When the woman confessed that she was the one who had been
healed, Jesus said, “Your faith has made you well. Go in peace”
(Luke 8:43-48).
In order to recover we need to follow the example of this
woman. We cannot afford to stand back, hoping for a “cure,” and
avoid deliberate action because of our lack of faith. We may have
lived with our condition for many years, spending our resources on
promising “cures” without success. When we can come to believe
in a Power greater than ourselves and have the faith to take hold
of our own recovery, we will find the healing power we’ve been
looking for.
What a difference between knowing about Jesus and
reaching out to touch him!
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