TOPICS 7/8/2026
DAILY REFLECTIONS
1) The Seventh Step is where we make the change in our attitude which permits us, with humility as our guide, to move out from ourselves toward others and toward God.
-12 and 12, p.76
When I finally asked God to remove those things blocking me from Him in the sunlight of the Spirit, I embarked on a journey more glorious than I ever imagined. I experienced freedom from those characteristics that had me wrapped up in myself. Because of this humbling Step, I feel clean. I am especially aware of this Step because I’m now able to be useful to God and to my fellows. I know that He has granted me strength to do His bidding, and has prepared me for anyone, and anything, that comes my way today. I am truly in His hands, and I give thanks for the joy that I can be useful today.
PRAYER FOR THE DAY
2) I pray that I may try to make God’s will my will. I pray that I may keep in the stream of goodness in the world.
WALK IN DRY PLACES
3) God‘s will for us. “ I was afraid God would want me to do something unpleasant, like go off to become a monk,” a young man, said at a 12 step meeting. “That’s why I had a hard time seeking God’s will for me.” This sort of comment is heard now and then at meetings. It reveals a belief that God is a harsh taskmaster who delights in imposing difficult conditions on us. The truth is that God‘s purpose is to help us be more of what we ought to be, which is always something better than what we’re experiencing now. Few people are ever called to be monks, but those who do are pleased with their choice and devote themselves to it. We must always be interested in finding God‘s direction in our lives. It will turn out to be something far better than anything we could’ve planned.
4) “No one has ever done anything too bad to be forgiven.”
-Ruth Shepard