CHRISTMAS CHEER

Snippet

“In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukkah!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!” ― Dave Barry

Scripture

Give beer to people who are dying

 and wine to those who are sad.

Let them drink and forget their need

and remember their misery no more. Proverbs 31:6,7

Song

I Can’t Drink You Away By Justin Timberlake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weOJ_qlFOkM

Bitter sweet thing, could this be a dream

Or just the same nightmare that keeps me awake

Feel it in my brain, a tall shot of pain

Pour a little up now, for the love that we've made

I feel it in the morning, you’re still here in the morning

I see you, but you're gone

Telephone a doctor, I’m not okay

The bottom of the bottle, to fill this empty heart up

A thousand proof don’t change the truth

I tried it, but I can’t

I can’t drink you away

I’ve tried Jack, I’ve tried Jim,

I’ve tried all of their friends

But I can’t drink you away

All these rocks, I can’t swim out of this skin I'm living in, say

Now tell me, baby, don't they make a medicine for heart break

Ooh, tell me baby, oh yeah

Now don't they make a medicine for heart break

Got a pounding on my brain, so I drowned it away

When the sun comes up tomorrow

You can find me doing the same

'Cause I just can’t forget

The way we turned out this bad

And now the only thing that sleeps here is a ghost of you instead

And then I feel it in the morning, you’re still here in the morning

I see you, but you're gone

Telephone a doctor, I’m not okay

Bottom of the bottle, to fill this empty heart up

A thousand proof don’t change the truth

I tried it, but I can’t

I can’t drink you away

I’ve tried Jack, I’ve tried Jim,

I’ve tried all of their friends

But I can’t drink you away

All these rocks, I can’t swim out of this skin I'm living in, say

Tell me, baby, don't they make a medicine for heart break

Oh, tell me baby, one time

Now don't they make a medicine for heart break

Break it down

I can’t drink you, no I can’t drink you away, away

I can’t drink you, no I can’t drink you away, away

I can’t drink you, no I can’t drink you away, away

I can’t drink you, no I can’t drink you away, away, away

Ooh, I can’t drink you, I can’t drink you away

I can’t drink you away

I’ve tried Jack, I’ve tried Jim,

I’ve tried all of their friends

But I can’t drink you away

All these rocks, I can’t swim out of this skin I'm living in, say

So tell me, baby, don't they make a medicine for heart break

Oh, tell me baby, one time

Now don't they make a medicine for heart break

Tell me, baby, can't they make a medicine for my heart break, heart break

Tell me baby, yeah

Can't they make a medicine for my heart break

'Cause I can't drink you away

I’ve tried Jack, I’ve tried Jim,

I’ve tried all of their friends

I can’t drink you away

All these rocks, I can’t swim out of this skin I'm living in,

Now tell me, baby, don't they make a medicine for heart break

Ooh, no, tell me baby, oh yeah

Now don't they make a medicine for heart break

Sentence Prayer

Heavenly Father, I am having trouble with personal relationships. I can’t control my emotional nature. I am prey to misery and depression. I can’t make a living. I feel useless. I am full of fear. I am unhappy. I can’t seem to be of real help to others. I know in my heart that only you can restore me to sanity if I am just willing to stop doubting your power. I humbly ask that you help me to understand that it is more powerful to believe than not to believe and that you are either everything or nothing. (p. 52:2, 52:3, 53:1, 53:2) Big Book of Alcoholics anonymous