![]() ![]() Recovery is a very human need that was 'designed in' by such a loving, intelligent God. ![]() He designed Creation impeccably, even to our spoiling it, and requiring a way back. He made Recovery possible in the first place, through design. It is Yahweh who is responsible for the redemptive plan. The Father is represented first by Recovery. It is a journey unbroken.īeing a Christian, I think the Serenity Symbol has particular theological significance with the sides of the triangle signifying the Holy Trinity: FATHER-SON-HOLY SPIRIT, and the circle signifying eternal life in the sense of both "now" (on receiving salvation, now) and the "time to come" or the 'now/not yet' Christological paradigm.Īdditionally, here's a fresh Trinitarian spin on the three sides of the triangle. The circle not only signifies life, but eternal life - life that continues on after death. It wraps all of RECOVERY-UNITY-SERVICE together and presents it all, and all the benefits of new life, and any costs borne, into a whole. The circle encapsulating the triangle is significant. It is a beautiful, loving corrective designed to underpin both recovery and unity. It is counter to the selfish way of the world that started all the problems in the first place. Service is the key to ongoing recovery because it replaces the destructive pattern with the strength of advocacy and humility. The value of unity of purpose is a very powerful concept. This principle includes the term 'fellowship' in church circles. Unity is acknowledging that you could not do this thing - truly recover - without the support of a group who you feel unified with. ![]() It's acknowledging the truth and facing previous denial. The key is acknowledging the role of recovery and that it is/was recovery that you need/needed. We can either consider ourselves recovered and committed to sustaining this, or we can consider ourselves subject to recovery for the rest of our lives - it's a personal decision. Recovery stands for a commitment to a lifetime of recovery. The three (3) sides of the triangle are signified as follows: The Serenity Symbol is a neatly-fitting equilateral triangle within a circle. The purpose of this article is to explain (my views) what the Serenity Symbol means. ![]()
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