by Colleen Harrison | Oct 17, 2012 | Christ, Recovery
Recently I was reading the parable of the workers who come late to the field and yet the Lord pays them the same as those who came earlier. (See Matthew 20.) As I read, I saw how similar to the story of the prodigal son (in Luke 15) this story of the laborers in the...
by Colleen Harrison | Sep 27, 2012 | Christ, Recovery
And moreover, I say unto you, that there shall be no other name given nor any other way nor means whereby salvation can come unto the children of men, only in and through the name of Christ, the Lord Omnipotent. (Mosiah 3:17) As members of the LDS church we are all...
by Colleen Harrison | Sep 20, 2012 | Change of Heart, Christ, Perfectionism, Twelve Steps
The Lord will not reject us or condemn us because of our mortal weaknesses. But we will not know this about Him until we come to Him just as we are. (See Ether 12:27.) This is the miracle that happens when we take Steps Six and Seven. The barrier that lies between...
by Colleen Harrison | Sep 17, 2012 | Christ, Recovery, Twelve Steps
There is a Power for good that fills the Universe (D&C 88:7-13), and through faith in Jesus Christ, you can access it and apply it for good in your own life. If you will accept the easiness of this way (Alma 37:46) and follow the steps described and upheld by...
by Colleen Harrison | Sep 14, 2012 | Christ
Yesterday we ended with these beautiful words from John 14:46-47: I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to...
by Colleen Harrison | Sep 13, 2012 | Christ
I recently read a story of a precious little boy who fell off a pier while his parents weren’t looking at him. Within a few moments, maybe a minute, the father turned around and realized his son was gone. He was terrified, because the undercurrents were quite strong...