Tom's Teachings

Dear fellow travelers,

What I am going to share with you is deeply personal. I keep a journal of many of my conversations with God. I started this in March 2004. I usually say something like "I wish I had done this years ago" but I now know everything is in God's timing. I love the statement "when the student is ready, the teacher will appear". I do not write in my journal every day and not all of my writing is done in my journal. Sometimes I type in my word processor. Where I write is not important. Writing is my most affective way of communicating with God.

Some of what I am going to share with you are things I have written verbatim from a very small portion of these conversations. Others are experiences I have had when God has taught me living lessons. Some are things I have read and they have stuck with me.

One day when I was having a conversation with the Lord, He said, "Write. Don't stop. Communicate.“ I have been writing for a long time so I didn't really think too much about it. A few days later He told me again to write. This time I said okay, "You want me to write?“ He said, "Yes. You have a lot to say. It will help many". I told Him I didn't know where to start or on what. He said, "I will show you". At that time I was working on the original design of this website and I felt I was doing a fair amount of writing so again I didn't change anything.

A few days later we were talking and I said, "This is so neat Lord. I had no idea communicating with you could be like this". (I have been a Christian since Dec. 13, 1970). He said, "Share it". This section of the website is my attempt to follow His command.

Since then I have started writing my life story, not for publication but as a process of recovery, I have experienced a lot in my life (born 2/2/42). I was raised in an alcoholic home. I was sexually abused by a Catholic priest at age 12. The details are deeply personal and I share them as He prompts me. During this walk through my life in recovery, I have learned a few things that have made a difference in how I think and ultimately act. They are shared with you in the hope that they will help you as they have helped me.

I believe all of us are in some form of recovery. None of us were raised by perfect parents, taught by perfect teachers, or attended perfect churches.

I pray your journey in recovery is as rewarding as mine has been.

Your fellow traveler,

Tom

My Teachings