MAY 2 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON:
 

MAY 2 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON:

Most of us in Al-Anon realize the importance of prayer. We may "think" a prayer many times a day, "Thank You, God, for helping me to do this chore"; "Please let me see the beauty in the ordinary and usual: a tree, a child, a sunrise"; "Help me not to brood on this injury but show me where I am at fault," - and so on.) We may pray night and morning, asking for guidance to making changes in our lives or for light on a troubling situation.

Prayer is simply a reaching out to make contact with a Power greater than ourselves. It is an acknowledgement of our personal helplessness, which has been demonstrated to us so often in our efforts to find peace and security.

Today's Reminder

Prayer is the contact I make with God in my thoughts. It is a powerful medicine for the spirit. Prayers for guidance are perhaps the most potent of all, providing I keep myself receptive and am willing to act according to His inspiration.

"All true prayer somehow confesses our absolute dependence on God It is therefore a deep and vital contact with Him...It is when we pray that we really are." (Thomas Merton: NO MAN is an ISLAND)*