George

 George comes into the usual social gathering where everyone seems to be having a drink and snacking.  George looks the same as when you saw him a month or more ago.  His hair is uncombed, he looks physically out of shape, and still has no sense of fashion when it comes to clothes.  Though he appears the same on the outside, something seems different about George.  He is not having a drink.  He seems more relaxed, less noisy.  He is making eye contact, instead of being evasive.  Outside the same.  Insides changing.  This is recovery.  It is a bit like baptism.  The baby look and acts the same, but is different on the inside, for believers.  The round host at a Catholic mass looks the same before and after consecration, but it is different.  So work on the insides.  Who knows!  You may eventually realize that brown does not go with blue.  Or does it?