A Prayer & Some Thoughts - July

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July 26


Simple Morning Prayer

God,
Please enlighten my mind with truth, inflame my heart with love.
Inspire my will with courage, enrich my life with service.
Pardon what I have been, sanctify what I am, and order what I shall be.
Amen

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Just a Thought

We in A.A. have the privilege of living two lives in one lifetime.

One life of drunkenness, failure, and defeat. Then, through A.A., another life of sobriety, peace of mind, and usefulness. We who have recovered our sobriety are modern miracles. And we're living on borrowed time. Some of us might have been dead long ago. But we have been given another chance to live.

So ............

Do I owe a debt of gratitude to A.A. that I can never repay as long as I live?

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Just a Contemplation

Trust

During our illness, we hurt others. We hurt ourselves. We messed up a lot.
So, a lot of us come to recovery not trusting ourselves very much. The truth is, as alcoholics, we couldn't be trusted.
But in recovery, we can be trusted again. We can again live and love ourselves. We do this by finding our spiritual center. This is the place inside of us where our Higher Power lives. We turn our will and our lives over to this spiritual center. We do as our spiritual center tells us. And from our spiritual center, we'll find our values. We'll live better lives. We'll come to trust ourselves again.


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Changing

I am changing, and there are more like me starting this process every day, so AA must be changing.
Yet the process and direction in which we are moving is the same. The more it changes, the more it stays the same. . .
This Fellowship is like a diamond whose message flashes toward me every time I hold it up to the light and turn it around.

Thank You For Sharing, p. 182

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Just a Quote

“You have to accept the fact that sometimes you are the pigeon, and sometimes you are the statue.” ~ Claude Chabrol