{"id":2233,"date":"2026-04-16T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2026-04-15T07:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:02:55","slug":"daily-reading-from-recovery-days-april-16th-by-chris-b-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoverydays.com\/?p=2233","title":{"rendered":"Daily Reading from Recovery Days April 16th by Chris B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\">View VIDEO on Facebook&nbsp;&nbsp;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=A100094027278120<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\">Follow on TikTok Videos at&nbsp;Tiktok.com\/@recoverydays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a1408829625dbc659eb1a7530ccfffe9\"><strong>On this day in 1879, St Bernadette of Lourdes died, aged 35<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-fbcb0709b14f35e6200de6abad2cc3a6\"><strong><br>Courage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4f562562f881377ac7457552ff54f820\"><strong>Courage is found in unlikely places. St Bernadette of<br>Lourdes suffered pain from tuberculosis for most of<br>her short life. She also endured extreme poverty as a<br>child. Her miraculous visions at Lourdes were not<br>believed at first, but she was steadfast and brave<br>when people ridiculed her. She said great suffering<br>and great love are connected and give meaning to<br>life. She never ceased to be grateful and humble and<br>spent her last years as a nun helping others. She<br>displayed all the qualities that recovering addicted<br>people need. Do I recognise the need for love,<br>courage, gratitude, humility and helping others?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-78a1bcc237205b71ffa06852dd116752\"><strong><em>If one dream should fall and break into a<br>thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick<br>one of those pieces up and begin again.<br>That\u2019s the beauty of being alive. We can<br>always start all over again and enjoy God\u2019s<br>amazing opportunities bestowed on us.<br>Have faith in him always.<br>St Bernadette.<\/em><br>Today I ask God that I may live according to the<br>example of St Bernadette<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View VIDEO on Facebook&nbsp;&nbsp;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=A100094027278120 Follow on TikTok Videos at&nbsp;Tiktok.com\/@recoverydays On this day in 1879, St Bernadette of Lourdes died, aged 35 Courage Courage is found in unlikely places. 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