The house manager and spiritual
leader, Gez, has done an incredible job of building a brotherhood with a
sense of higher purpose. He
has brought a wealth of monastic experience and spiritual gifts to Tabor
House, enabling the men there to live the spiritual life in a way that
they may not have experienced otherwise (unless they became monks and
joined a cloister). The “Prayer Room” in the basement touches everyone who
enters it, and while it is probably the smallest room in the house, it is
without a doubt the most frequently visited.
Well. maybe after the kitchen where the food is.
Alcoholism and addiction are driven by fear and ego, and the disease is
characterized by an extreme selfishness in the individual that suffers
from it. Isolation from his
fellow men and separation from God are the byproducts of the alcoholic
life. It is a lonely,
hopeless world that the alcoholic lives in until he experiences the
healing of a 12-step program and the spiritual awakening born out of such
a program. Tabor House is the complete antithesis of that dark, lonely
world the alcoholic resides in. It
is a light that shines brightly through the darkness.
The
men in Tabor House live the 12-step program 24/7.
My partners and I have the pleasure of a communal meal every
Tuesday night in the house with the “Men of Tabor,” and it is one of
the highlights of my week. They
think that we are the ones who have given so much in building this house,
but in reality it is quite the opposite. To experience the joy which permeates the house, to feel the
pervading sense of spirituality, to see the men growing in their spiritual
walk with one another is a humbling experience, and enables my light to
shine much more brightly every time I am there.
Here's
a gift of sobriety if ever there was one, Baby Sean is here
