TOPICS 7/3/2026
DAILY REFLECTIONS
1) Being still inexperienced and having just made conscious contact with God, it is not probable that we are going to be inspired at all times.
-ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 87
Some say that experience is the best teacher, but I believe the experience is the only teacher. I’ve been able to learn of God’s love for me only by the experience of my dependence on that love. At first, I could not be sure of His direction in my life, but now I see that if I am meant to be bold enough to ask for His guidance, I must act as if He has provided it. I frequently asked God to help me remember that He has a path for me.
AS BILL SEES IT, p.184
2) Now and then all of us fall under heavy criticism. When we are angered and hurt, it’s difficult not to retaliate and kind. Yet we can restrain ourselves and then probe ourselves, asking whether our critics were really right. If so, we can admit our defects to them. This usually clears the air from mutual understanding. Suppose our critics are being unfair. Then we can try calm persuasion. If they continue to rant, it is still possible for us in our hearts to forgive them. Maybe a sense of humor can be our saving grace thus we can both forgive and forget.
PRAYER FOR THE DAY
3) I pray that I may not be held back by the material things of the world. I pray that I may let God lead me forward.
4) “The world needs all of our power and love and energy, and each of us has something to give. The trick is to find it and use it, to find it and give it away, so there will always be more. We can be lights for each other, and through each other’s illumination we will see the way. Each of us is a seed, a silent promise, and it is always spring.”
-Merle Shain