Today’s meditation in “Walk in Dry Places” by Hazelden mentions the diminishing returns of having “just one more drink.” As if having “one more” could bring the comfort and solace that is missing, it merely hastens our descent into deeper addiction. It is a false promise, an illusory note that we can be satisfied by a physical thing or act for what is essentially a spiritual problem.
As Catholics, we have access to a wealth of spiritual aids that we can dive into, and fill our soul. Mass and the Sacraments, but also devotional practices such as the Rosary. The Rosary, when said slowly and prayerfully, meditation on the Scripture-based Mysteries, can do wonders for filling that “hole in the soul”, which never seems to be satisfied by just another drink.
Reading Sacred Scripture is the ultimate devotional tool at our disposal. Reading the Word of God and dwelling upon the words and meanings is excellent for that satisfying spiritual hunger.
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Thank you so much for your ministry. I appreciate your input and passion…..still praying for my fallen-away Catholic brother, who told me this past Thanksgiving that he still is a Catholic, but because of one priest, has never returned to Mass. He is still drinking and bitter.
May God continue to bless your blog!
I’ll be praying for you and your brother, Ebeth. If he still considers himself Catholic, there is hope that the Holy Spirit will work ion someone to bring him back. If one priest drove him away, another may bring him back. You never know.