TOPICS 7/9/2026
DAILY REFLECTIONS
1) Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
12 and 12, p. 70
The subject of humility is a difficult one. Humility is not thinking less of myself than I ought to; it is acknowledging that I do certain things well, it is accepting a compliment graciously. God can only do for me what He can do through me. Humility is result of knowing that God is the doer, not me. In the light of awareness, how can I take pride in my accomplishments? I am an instrument and any work I seem to be doing is being done by God through me. I asked God on a daily basis to remove my shortcomings, in order that I may more freely go about my AA business of “love and service.”
PRAYER FOR THE DAY
2) I pray that I will not be paralyzed by doubt. I pray that I may go along on the venture of faith.
KEEP IT SIMPLE
3) “First say to yourself what you would be: and then and then do what you have to do.”
-Epictetus
We often tell ourselves we want to be more peaceful, more in touch with our Higher Power. In other words, we want to become more spiritual. Acting as spiritual people is hard. Though often, we choose the easy way. We make a nasty comment even if we know it’ll only make things worse. We say we have a program for living, are we living our program? We’ll find the answer in our behavior. Sober people act in sober ways. We attend meetings regularly, we study spiritual ideas. We work to bring joy to our lives in the lives of others. Just as we know a good friend by the way he or she behaves, we know a sober person by the way he or she behaves.
POCKET SPONSOR
4) A main theme in most spiritual traditions states that the best way to get what you want is to provide it for another. If you want serenity, make it peaceful and serene for another. Do you want a feeling of safety? Provide a safe place for another. Do you want to understand what has happened? Help another to understand. I teach best what I most need to learn.