![]() ![]() ![]() I pray that I may be obedient to the heavenly vision. I pray that my life may be founded upon the rock of faith. AN UNBROKEN TRADITION Daily Reflections - OCTOBER 28 We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous to be something of far greater importance than the weight we could collectively throw back of any other cause. The daily following of God’s guidance and the daily doing of His will shall build your house upon a rock. ![]() Nonalcoholics may attend open meetings as observers. ![]() The serene, steadfast, unmovable life – the rock home – is laid stone by stone – foundation, walls, and roof – by acts of obedience to the heavenly vision. Monday, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm Online Daily Reflections Open Open meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous’ program of recovery from alcoholism. Taking daily stock of where we are and what changes need to be made keeps us honest with ourselves so that we can maintain spiritual balance in the face of any challenge. “He that heareth these sayings and doeth them is like unto a man who built his house upon a rock and the rain descended and the floods came and the wind blew and beat upon that house and it fell not for it was founded upon a rock.” When your life is built upon obedience to God and upon doing His will as you understand it, you will be steadfast and unmovable even in the midst of storms. 85 When life is good, it’s easy to get complacent and become lazy with our recovery. Was hope born in me the day I walked into A.A.? We found other people who had the same illness that we had, who had been through the same experiences that we had been through. But if we keep coming back, we find in Narcotics Anonymous the support we need for our recovery. 100: Not all of us arrive in NA and automatically stay clean. We were not such odd ducks as we thought we were. June 07, 2023: Someone who believes in me: 'Just for today, I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me and wants to help me in my recovery. We found that we were sick persons rather than moral lepers. When we came into A.A., we made a tremendous discovery. Is the 24 Hours A Day Book AA Approved? Daily Reflections June 8 OPENING UP TO CHANGE Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures.How much it means to me that an unbroken tradition of more than half a. Like the sun focused through a magnifying glass, A.A.'s single vision has lit a fire of faith in sobriety in millions of hearts, including mine. We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous to be something of far greater importance than the weight we could collectively throw back of any other cause. That purpose has promoted round-the-clock meeting schedules, and the thousands of intergroup and central service offices, with their thousands of volunteers. My beliefs are what make me human I am free to hold any opinion, but A.A.'s purpose-so clearly stated fifty years ago-is for me to keep sober. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. have never been scattered, but focused instead on our members and on individual sobriety. It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. How much more grounded I feel to be in a Fellowship whose aims are constant and unflagging. How much it means to me that an unbroken tradition of more than half a century is a thread that connects me to Bill W. We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous to be something of far greater importance than the weight we could collectively throw back of any other cause. ![]()
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