July 4    ... deep down in every man, woman ,and child, is the fundamental idea of God. It may be obscured by calamity, by pomp, by worship of other things, but in some form or other it is there. For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, and miraculous demonstations of that power in human lives, are facts as old as man himself.   Alcoholics Anonymous p.55

I have seen the workings of the unseen God in A.A. rooms around the country. Miracles of recovery are everywhere in evidence.I now believe that God is in these rooms and in my heart. Today faith is as natural to me, a former agnostic, as breathing, eating and sleeping. The Twelve Steps have helped to change my life in many ways, but none more effective than the acquisition of a Higher Power.   Daily Reflections p.194