Stations of the Cross for Alcoholics

If you know anyone who suffers from addiction or is living in recovery, you know the trial this can be for the person and their family. There are great applications of our faith to the process of recovery. Paul Sofranko does an amazing job with his book of applying the Stations of Cross devotion and reflections to recovery. Delivered just in time for Lent, and is a great devotional for all year long and many years to come.

This is a very powerful book. By connecting the Stations of the Cross to the meditations, with pictures for each one as well, it connects the sufferings of Christ with the steps in recovery. The prayer at the beginning of each meditation introduces the topic and challenges the reader to evaluate his own status at this point. The meditation itself defines the journey and offers a challenge to continue moving forward, concluding with self-evaluation and practical suggestions. This book would also be valuable to anyone connected to someone who is in recovery to get a better understanding of what an addiction is and does. It has the credibility of someone who has "been there, done that".