July 4 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON
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July 4 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON
July 4 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON:
The poet Henley, in his challenging poem called INVICTUS says, “I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.”
The first thing I notice is that he speaks of “my fate,” “my soul.” If I have been behaving as though I were captain and master of anyone else, wouldn’t it be a good idea to turn my attention to managing myself?
I must also recognize, however, that my fate, and the state of my soul, doesn’t depend on me alone; I need the help of God to meet life’s challenges. No human wisdom is adequate to make life wholly satisfying and successful.
TODAY’S REMINDER
God will take a hand in my life if I ask for His guidance and keep myself receptive to indications of His will for me. Before Al-Anon, I took too much on myself in trying to engineer solutions. Now, I know I can only make right decisions by referring my problems to Him. God must be part of my life; I will “acknowledge Him in all my ways.” Then it will be possible to rise above my difficulties.
“God dwells wherever man lets Him in.” – Martin Buber
The poet Henley, in his challenging poem called INVICTUS says, “I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.”
The first thing I notice is that he speaks of “my fate,” “my soul.” If I have been behaving as though I were captain and master of anyone else, wouldn’t it be a good idea to turn my attention to managing myself?
I must also recognize, however, that my fate, and the state of my soul, doesn’t depend on me alone; I need the help of God to meet life’s challenges. No human wisdom is adequate to make life wholly satisfying and successful.
TODAY’S REMINDER
God will take a hand in my life if I ask for His guidance and keep myself receptive to indications of His will for me. Before Al-Anon, I took too much on myself in trying to engineer solutions. Now, I know I can only make right decisions by referring my problems to Him. God must be part of my life; I will “acknowledge Him in all my ways.” Then it will be possible to rise above my difficulties.
“God dwells wherever man lets Him in.” – Martin Buber
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