I pray that today I may be at peace with myself. I pray that today I may have inner peace. When you have earned that peace, you are fit to judge between true and false values, between the values of the kingdom of God and the values of all that the world has to offer. To know that peace is to have received the stamp of the kingdom of God. “Lord, we thank Thee for the great gift of peace, that peace which passeth all understanding, that peace which the world can neither give nor take away.” That is the peace that only God can give in the midst of a restless world and surrounded by trouble and difficulty. Have I stopped trying to run my own life? So we turn to that Divine Principle in the universe that we call God. That’s practically impossible to believe. Atheism, it has been said before, is blind faith in the strange proposition that this universe originated in a cipher and aimlessly rushes nowhere. Not to believe in a Higher Power drives us to atheism. We alcoholics have to believe in some Power greater than ourselves. Do I neglect their needs and desire for my attention and concern? When I’m around them, am I irritable or boring? Are my “amends” a mumbled “Sorry,” or do they take the form of patience and tolerance? Do I preach to them, trying to reform or “fix” them? Have I ever really cleaned house with them? “The spiritual life is not a theory. I expect them to see and value my progress, but they don’t–unless I show them. I expect my loved ones to understand, but they cannot. I can be doing great in the program–applying it at meetings, at work, and in service activities–and find that things have gone to pieces at home. It seems to cause more trouble.… a spiritual life which does not include … family obligations may not be so perfect after all. But did not we, ourselves, set the ball rolling? Sometimes we think fear ought to be classed with stealing. It set in motion trains of circumstances which brought us misfortune we felt we didn’t deserve. It was an evil and corroding thread the fabric of our existence was shot through with it. This short word somehow touches about every aspect of our lives. Notice that the word “fear” is bracketed alongside the difficulties with Mr. We admitted our wrongs honestly and were willing to set these matters straight. We placed them before us in black and white. Where were we to blame? The inventory was ours, not the other man’s. Where had we been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking and frightened? Though a situation had not been entirely our fault, we tried to disregard the other person involved entirely. Putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for our own mistakes.
#Aa daily reflection how to#
We cannot be helpful to all people, but at least God will show us how to take a kindly and tolerant view of each and every one. If we do, we destroy our chance of being helpful. I pray that I may live with Him in my heart and mind. I pray that I may keep close to the Mind of God. Keep close to the Divine Spirit in the universe. Abide in the Lord and rejoice in His love. It is the thing that influences the lives of others for good. Try to practice the presence of God in the things you think and do. Keeping close to a Power greater than yourself is the solution to most of the earth’s problems. Try to think, act, live as though you were always in God’s presence. Keep as close as you can to the Higher Power. Outside the dike is the whole ocean of alcohol, waiting to engulf us again in despair.
#Aa daily reflection crack#
We spot any weakness or crack in that dike and make the necessary repairs before any damage is done. principles we keep the dike strong and in repair. If we take one glass of liquor, it is like making a small hole in the dike and once such a hole has been made, the whole ocean of alcohol may rush in upon us. is like a dike, holding back the ocean of liquor.
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