June 6
Helping “slippers”
Why do some of us suffer? Some of us have found stability in this fellowship, but others seem unable to, and still others must first experience untold hardships before they can accept it. Many times our hearts have ached at the seeming failure of Twelfth Step work.
We watch others suffer needlessly and sometimes die. We watch others repeatedly slip, and our hearts cry out to them. But remember, it could just as easily have been us. Let us reach out with humility; let us make the effort even if we can’t control the outcome.
Am I learning to live one day at a time?
When we surrender to our Higher Power, we put our lives in our Higher Power’s hands. Higher Power, help me express and show gratitude for the ways you lead my daily life.
Today I will try to help a person who has slipped by…
Today's reading is from the book Day by Day: Daily Meditations for Recovering Addicts*
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"No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy
AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt
We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time!
God says that each of us is worth loving.
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