Tim Bruening wrote:
> One of my co-workers has a severally alcoholic wife. In counseling him,
> I have come up with a number of "stop drinking" slogans: Break free of
> the bottle that is holding you prisoner/captive/is ruining your life!
>
> I will not drink TODAY! (repeat every day).
>
> Rebel against the bottle!
>
> Dear God, please give me the strength every day to not drink alcohol.
>
> God indeed is my savior; I am confident and unafraid. My strength and
> courage is the LORD, and he has been my savior. (Isaiah 12:2 in the New
> American Bible (Catholic).


> I can do all things in Christ which stengtheneth me (Phillipians 4:13).

Why make a career or a religious conversion out of it? Your friends
wife need only to admit that she is powerless over alcohol and that her
life has become unmanageable. Having identified the problem...., the
solution is simple. Quit. That will "strengtheneth" her more than a
bunch of slogans.

If she hasn't *reached* the point of understanding the impact/cost of
her drinking the slogans will just be a useless pain in the ass.