ALCOHOLISM AND
OTHER ADDICTIONS
“How long will you make a drunken show of yourself? Sober up from your wine!” – 1 Samuel 1:14
How
many lives have been lost due to drunken driving? How many families
have been destroyed as a result of spouses or parents who have been
unable to keep away from the bottle or from other drug-related props in
their lives?
Have you ever felt terror grip you when somebody you love loses it in a “ blackout “ moment? He’d say, “I don’t remember hurting
you. You’re just making up a story.” Or if that person owns up to the
violent act, he will offer profuse apologies only to do it over and over
again.
Life and death sometimes hang in a balance when a drunk parent, in a
show of braggadocio, insists on driving on an interstate highway,
crisscrossing the lane in the middle of the night.
What’s worse is when he points a gun or a knife at you and all you can
do is pray that he doesn’t pull the trigger or touch your flesh with the sharp blade.
Friend, if you know that a person is an alcoholic or a drug addict,
seek help immediately. Treatment is of utmost urgency — so act now
before lives are lost or families broken. Grace Relucio Princesa ( grprincesa@yahoo.com)
Reflection: The Lord will strengthen someone who wishes to be sober and free from any addiction.
Lord, may I never make a show of myself, drunken or sober.
Servant of God John the Gardener, pray for us.
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