Christmas gifts

Tue, Dec 21st 2010, 06:58 AM

Years ago, a friend entered a crack house in the middle of an epidemic which laid waste to the bodies and dreams of thousands. In the dark hours after midnight he waded through his fears, crack pipes and excrement to rescue a friend who the drug had soaked through and tossed around like a hurricane might tissue paper.
Unlike many interventions, this one was successful, moving from chronic addiction to sustainable recovery because of a leap of faith by a good friend and 12 steps by an addict who admitted that he was powerless over his addiction and that his life had become unmanageable.
My friend’s courage was an act of mercy. Mercy is the willingness to enter into the chaos of another& ...

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