Our drinking fellowship was a substitute one, for lack of something better. At the time, we did not realize what real fellowship could be. Drinking fellowship has a fatal fault. It is not based on a firm foundation. Most of it is on the surface. It is based mostly on the desire to use your companions for your own pleasure, and using others is a false foundation. Drinking fellowship has been praised in song and story. The "cup that cheers" has become famous as a means of companionship. But we realize that the higher centers of our brains are dulled by alcohol and such fellowship cannot be on the highest plane. It is at best only a substitute. Do I see my drinking fellowship in its proper light?
Meditation for the Day
Set for yourself the task of growing daily more and more into the consciousness of a Higher Power. We must keep trying to improve our conscious contact with God. This is done by prayer, quiet times, and communion. Often all you need to do is sit silent before God and let Him speak to you through your thought. Try to think God's thoughts after Him. When the guidance comes, you must not hesitate, but go out and follow that guidance in your daily work, doing what you believe to be the right thing.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may be still and know that God is with me. I pray that I may open my mind to the leading of the Divine Mind.
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Easy Does it..Keep It Simple..Let Go and Let God..
Todays thought reminds me of something my Grandad said to me in the early days of my drinking...
"It is hard to distinguish between friends and associates... but you'll find most associates are the ones who join you at the pub!"
Keep smiling Phil... and have a great day! While I think of it, can you tell me how to work out what time the online meetings are... here? The board notes time backwards when we post, so I don't know what time it is there... if you are handy could you let me know what time it is there, so I can work it out? Here it is 11.45pm Friday night...
