TOPICS – September 30
1) Daily Reflections:
THE CIRCLE AND THE TRIANGLE…
The circle stands for the whole world of A.A., and the triangle stands for A.A.’s Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service. Within our wonderful new world, we have found freedom from our fatal obsession.
A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 139
2) Prayer For The Day:
I pray that I may lay myself open today to the healing touch of God. I pray that I may not falter or faint by the wayside, but renew my courage through prayer.
3) Chapter 5 – HOW IT WORKS:
So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of “self-will run riot”, though he usually doesn’t think so. Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it will kill us! God makes that possible. And there often seems no way of entirely getting rid of self without His aid. Many of us had moral and philosophical convictions galore, but we could not live up to them even though we would have liked to. Neither could we reduce our self-centeredness much by wishing or trying on our own power. We had to have God’s help.
-AA Big Book p. 62
4) Daily Inspiration:
Change yourself and those around you will change too. God, help me to be my best so that I can bring out the best in others.
Peace comes not from having no problems, but from being able to deal with them. God, bless me with the confidence and wisdom to grow from life’s challenges.