AA Thought for the Day - January 18, 2015

AA Thought for the Day
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January 18, 2015

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A Higher Power
We found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice
and express even a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results,
even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that Power, which is God.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 46

Thought to Ponder . . .
Reliance on God enables me to match calamity with serenity.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
H E L P = His Ever - Loving Presence.

A Member Shares:
I'm Tommy, an alcoholic.  I still have issues concerning God, but I always go back to God.  I've said goodbye to God, but I always come back and wonder who I’m talking to if HP does not exist, often laughing at myself.  And I've also admitted to some friends outside the program that I believe in a Higher Power: God.  That is big for me -- a big step!  Recently, my mother died suddenly.  So now, I really talk and think a lot of God and about how she must be in heaven drinking coffee.  I feel a bit crazy, because I talk aloud with my mum and with God when I’m alone.  But if it works, why not?  It is scary because I kind of get answers.  Or it is like I hear answers, not real voices, but hard to explain.  So, from being the real atheist I once was, it is kind of cool to have something bigger, like God and all of you to support me in good and bad.  My feelings are like a rollercoaster up and down right now, but that's ok.  So, thank you so much.  And very welcome if you are new, this works!
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