Rosary as Deeper Connection to Narratives of Mary and Jesus

By more deeply examining and contemplating the narratives of Jesus’s and Mary’s lives, we may see ourselves and our loved ones on the addiction recovery journey.

Narrative is a powerful form of medicine for all those on the road to recovery.

That’s why sharing stories is a central and vital aspect of group therapy, peer support, and Twelve Step programs.

Isolation drove many of us to our addiction of choice; the addiction takes the place of — or sabotages — real, genuine connection with others.

When people share their stories of addiction and of recovery, those stories create an opportunity for deeper connection and understanding.

That sense of deeper connection and understanding helps to combat feelings of loneliness and the instinct to withdraw or isolate from others.

When we feel seen, heard, understood, and connected to others in our recovery, we are less likely to return to our addiction of choice in moments of heightened emotion.

The rosary is a facilitator of the power of prayer, and also the power of narrative and storytelling.

By more deeply examining and contemplating the narratives of Jesus’s and Mary’s lives, we may see ourselves and our loved ones. And, most of all, we can find hope and guidance in sobriety.

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