It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21
My act of Providence, (a manifestation of divine care and direction), came as I experienced the total bankruptcy of active alcoholism - everything meaningful in my life was gone. I telephoned Alcoholics Anonymous and, from that instant, my life has never been the same. When I reflect on that very special moment, I know that God was working in my life long before I was able to acknowledge and accept spiritual concepts. The glass was put down through this one act of Providence and my journey into sobriety began. My life continues to unfold with divine care and direction. Step One, in which I admitted I was powerless over alcohol, that my life had become unmanageable, takes on more meaning for me - one day at a time - in the life-saving, life-giving Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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* We eventually realize that just as the pains of alcoholism had to come before sobriety, emotional turmoil comes before serenity. *
Thanks for these Daily Reflections! I do not have the book they come out of, but saw a copy at the one AA meeting I have so far attended. I feel these daily thoughts help me, and I hope others appreciate them as I do. I cannot attend AA each day, and as I said, do not have this book, so you do a great service posting these each day. Thank you so much! :)
