Addict, Part 4: RECONCILIATION Who have I hurt? As hard as it is to ask this question, our recovery hinges on our willingness to not only confess our character defects but to seek reconciliation. Steps 8 & 9 put flesh on our pain and move us to go make amends. We now put action to our claimed change in behavior. Matthew 5:21-24 (from www.biblegateway.com) 21 “You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’[c] 22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone,[d] you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot,[e] you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone,[f] you are in danger of the[…]
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