If God Spoke to A.A.
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If God Spoke to A.A.
I got this card at an AA Meeting and I found it so powerful that I wanted to post it.
If God Spoke to A.A. He Might Have Said...
Into your weak and feeble hands I have entrusted the Power beyond your estimate. To you has been given that which has been denied the most learned of your fellows. Not to scientists or statesmen, not to wives or mothers, not even to my priests and ministers have I given this gift of healing other alocholics, which I entrust to you. It must be used unselfishly. It carries
with it a grave responsibility. No day can be too long, no demands upon your time can be too urgent, no case to pitable, no task to hard, no effort to great. It must be with tolerance, for I have restricted its application to no race, no creed and no denomination. Personal cristism you must expect,
lack of appreciation will be common, ridicule will be your lot, your motives will be misjudged. Sucess will not always attend your efforts in the work with other alcoholics. You must be prepared for adversity, for what men call adversity is the ladder you must use to ascend the rung toward spiritual perfection. I shall not exact of you beyond your capabilities.
YOU ARE NOT SLECETED BECAUSE OF exceptional talents: and be careful always, if success attends your efforts, not to ascribe to personal superiority, that to which you can lay claim on only virtue of My Gift. If I had wanted learned men to accomplish this mission, the power would be entrusted to the physician and scientist. If I had wanted eloquent men there would have been many anxious for the assignment, for talk is the easiest used of all the talents with which I have endowned mankind. If I wanted scholary men, the world is filled with better qualified than you who would have been available. you were selected because you have been available. You were selected because you have been outcasts of the world, as your long experiance as a drunkard has made, or should make you, humbly alert to the cries of distress that come from the lonely hearts of alcoholics everywhere. Keep ever in mind the admission that you made on the day of your profession of A.A.-namely, that you are powerless, and that it was only your willingless to turn your life and will into My keeping, that relief came to you.
THINK NOT, THAT BECAUSE YOU have been dry one year or two years, or ten years, that it is the result of your unaided efforts. The help which has been keeping normal will keep you so just as long as you live this program which I have mapped out for you. Beware of the pride that comes from growth, the power of numbers and invidious comparisons between yourselves, or your
organization with other orginizations whose sucess depends on numbers, money and position. These material things are no part of your creed. The success of material organization comes from pooling of joint assets: yours from the union of mutual liabilities. Appeal for membership in material organizations is based upon a boastful recital of their accomplishments: yours on the humble admission of weakness, the motto of successful commercial enterprise is: "he profits most who serve best". The wealth of material organizations, when they take the inventory, is measured by what they have left: yours, when you take moral inventory, by what you have given."
If God Spoke to A.A. He Might Have Said...
Into your weak and feeble hands I have entrusted the Power beyond your estimate. To you has been given that which has been denied the most learned of your fellows. Not to scientists or statesmen, not to wives or mothers, not even to my priests and ministers have I given this gift of healing other alocholics, which I entrust to you. It must be used unselfishly. It carries
with it a grave responsibility. No day can be too long, no demands upon your time can be too urgent, no case to pitable, no task to hard, no effort to great. It must be with tolerance, for I have restricted its application to no race, no creed and no denomination. Personal cristism you must expect,
lack of appreciation will be common, ridicule will be your lot, your motives will be misjudged. Sucess will not always attend your efforts in the work with other alcoholics. You must be prepared for adversity, for what men call adversity is the ladder you must use to ascend the rung toward spiritual perfection. I shall not exact of you beyond your capabilities.
YOU ARE NOT SLECETED BECAUSE OF exceptional talents: and be careful always, if success attends your efforts, not to ascribe to personal superiority, that to which you can lay claim on only virtue of My Gift. If I had wanted learned men to accomplish this mission, the power would be entrusted to the physician and scientist. If I had wanted eloquent men there would have been many anxious for the assignment, for talk is the easiest used of all the talents with which I have endowned mankind. If I wanted scholary men, the world is filled with better qualified than you who would have been available. you were selected because you have been available. You were selected because you have been outcasts of the world, as your long experiance as a drunkard has made, or should make you, humbly alert to the cries of distress that come from the lonely hearts of alcoholics everywhere. Keep ever in mind the admission that you made on the day of your profession of A.A.-namely, that you are powerless, and that it was only your willingless to turn your life and will into My keeping, that relief came to you.
THINK NOT, THAT BECAUSE YOU have been dry one year or two years, or ten years, that it is the result of your unaided efforts. The help which has been keeping normal will keep you so just as long as you live this program which I have mapped out for you. Beware of the pride that comes from growth, the power of numbers and invidious comparisons between yourselves, or your
organization with other orginizations whose sucess depends on numbers, money and position. These material things are no part of your creed. The success of material organization comes from pooling of joint assets: yours from the union of mutual liabilities. Appeal for membership in material organizations is based upon a boastful recital of their accomplishments: yours on the humble admission of weakness, the motto of successful commercial enterprise is: "he profits most who serve best". The wealth of material organizations, when they take the inventory, is measured by what they have left: yours, when you take moral inventory, by what you have given."
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Thanks Tina for your post on My thread.
Hi and Thanks ...with all these timzones I'm not sure what day I'm on might be 31 today ....I'll just have to do it as one day at a time and stop counting. I feel great today ...My only worry is that I will become cross addicted to this board! I like the message you posted from the AA card I've not seen that one before ..very thought provoking stuff...hope you are feeling good today!
Keep well keep safe
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I found this very enlighting. I use it as my book mark in my big book and read it often.
hi Joe. I am on day 32 today. I feel good. Did 3 back to back meetings last night. Whew was I tired....LOL , but thats where I needed to be as Friday nights are always the hardest for me but I have to say its getting a little better One day at a time.
hi Joe. I am on day 32 today. I feel good. Did 3 back to back meetings last night. Whew was I tired....LOL , but thats where I needed to be as Friday nights are always the hardest for me but I have to say its getting a little better One day at a time.
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Hi Tina ..How you doing ...I'm now on day 33 ..(will be 5 weeks on Monday) ..spent today out with family (My wife and two boys 5 and 8 yrs) to buy a 6 seater dining table an chairs for christmas, as th one we've got is quite old now and 3 of the chairs are broken, family life is really keeping Me going ...putting up decorations around the house and starting on the christmas tree.
Got to get the kids to be now (8:00 pm in London) ...let me now how you're getting on ...be great to here from you.
Keep safe
Joe
Got to get the kids to be now (8:00 pm in London) ...let me now how you're getting on ...be great to here from you.
Keep safe
Joe
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thanks Patsy...I feel good. I have a sponsor now too, so I guess its time to get busy on those steps.hi Joe, Day 33 for me today. I have my big book discussion at 9am and then followed by a lead meeting at 11. Kinda like my church..LOL
I already have my tree up and decorations. I am glad I got it done, it helped get me in the christmas spirit and got my kids(Son 15 and daughter 13) all hyped up too (uggggg...LOL)
have a great 24
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