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August 18

Wisdom for Today
Very early in the program I started to receive gifts from others. Gifts of hope, a sense of relief, direction; I fit in. I began to hear slogans like, “It works if you work it.” It took me a while to begin to understand what that meant. I don’t know if it was because my brain was so cloudy from years of alcohol and drug abuse or it was because I simply wanted an easier, softer way; but it took some time before I became willing to use the tools I was being given. I could see that it worked for others who were willing, yet I resisted.

Finally, it began to sink in. Acceptance and surrender to a Power outside of myself is what I had to do. So I got to work and began to use the tools. Have I been using the tools the way I have been shown? Have I surrendered to a Higher Power?
Meditations for the Heart
The program provides us with seeds of hope, and truth, and faith. We are given the tools. Yet, we must use the tools to nurture the seeds and keep the weeds out of our garden. There are sunny days and other days that are filled with rain. Both are needed
to grow the seeds of sobriety. Am I using the tools or am I waiting for someone else to do the work for me?
Petitions to my Higher Power
God, I don’t know whether today will be filled with sunshine or rain, but I can trust that you will walk this path with me. Give me the wisdom and strength I need to use the tools so that I may reap a bountiful harvest.

Amen