Reason To Mourn by Ben Harper

The following lyrics are to a song by Ben Harper called Reason to Mourn and the song is the most beautiful song I've ever heard....ever. It reminds me of my Father William Allen Reeves who is currently somewhere in the world battling the alcoholism demon. No matter where he is or how bad it seems I have hope. Salvation is always riding shotgun with the devil.....I just pray that my sweet Dad will make the right choice in this life..... I will carry my hope with me to the grave, for it is my salvation.

Reason To Mourn
Ben Harper

I can't know the hell you love
But I know you've had enough
Some baptize in water
some in flames

What has life done to you
All you ever wanted was someone to run to you
There's more to life than what makes you cry

Don't give me reason to mourn
Look into my eyes with all your hate and scorn
I'll remove the crown of sorrow which you have
been adorned
But don't you give me reason to mourn.

Prayer to Saint Benedict
Admirable Saint and Doctor of Humility, you practiced what you taught, assiduously praying for God's glory and lovingly fulfilling all work for God and the benefit of all human beings. You know the many physical dangers that surround us today, often caused or occasioned by human inventions. Guard us against poisoning of the body as well as of mind and soul, and thus be truly a "Blessed" one for us. Amen.

Enabling....A Curse for all involved!

As long as the alcoholic/addict has his enabling devices in place, it is easy for him to continue to deny he has a problem -- since most of his problems are being "solved" by those around him. Only when he is forced to face the consequences of his own actions, will it finally begin to sink in how deep his problem has become.

Some of these choices are not easy for the friends and families of alcoholics. If the alcoholic drinks up the money that was supposed to pay the utility bill, he's not the only one who will be living in a dark, cold, or sweltering house. The rest of the family will suffer right along with him.
That makes the only option for the family seem to be taking the money intended for groceries and paying the light bill instead, since nobody wants to be without utilities.

But that is not the only option. Taking the children to friends or relatives, or even a shelter, and letting the alcoholic come home alone to a dark house, is an option that protects the family and leaves the alcoholic face-to-face with his problem.

Those kinds of choices are difficult. They require "detachment with love." But it is love. Unless the alcoholic is allowed to face the consequences of his own actions, he will never realize just how much his drinking has become a problem -- to himself and those around him.