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bluidkiti · 03-13-2025, 06:50 AM

March 13

Prayer is not a science.

~Mary McDermott Shideler

Since becoming clean and sober, many of us are coming to understand the purpose and value of prayer in our lives. Our friends tell us that any words spoken in sincerity to our Higher Power serve as prayers. That's good fortune for women like us.

This means we have the freedom to pray in any way that satisfies us. Now we can talk with God whenever and however it suits us. We will be heard, always. We will be answered when the time is right. What an empowering opportunity! Coming to believe this gives us a respite from our incessant fretting over everyday concerns.

Prayer can be anything - a thought, a request, a conversation, a plea, a dream. Our honesty is all that's needed. Prayer is not mysterious unless we make it so.

Every thought I take to God is a prayer. Today I'll be free of anxiety if I think of God before every action I take.

Today's reading is from the book A Woman's Spirit: More meditations for Women*

03-13-2025, 06:50 AM	#14
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,777	March 13 Prayer is not a science. ~Mary McDermott Shideler Since becoming clean and sober, many of us are coming to understand the purpose and value of prayer in our lives. Our friends tell us that any words spoken in sincerity to our Higher Power serve as prayers. That's good fortune for women like us. This means we have the freedom to pray in any way that satisfies us. Now we can talk with God whenever and however it suits us. We will be heard, always. We will be answered when the time is right. What an empowering opportunity! Coming to believe this gives us a respite from our incessant fretting over everyday concerns. Prayer can be anything - a thought, a request, a conversation, a plea, a dream. Our honesty is all that's needed. Prayer is not mysterious unless we make it so. Every thought I take to God is a prayer. Today I'll be free of anxiety if I think of God before every action I take. Today's reading is from the book A Woman's Spirit: More meditations for Women* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.