Mysterious Ways
May 2020 | Getting Into General Service

Mysterious Ways

You never know when an opportunity to carry the message will come. A little prayer to be of maximum service is always a good way to start my day.

I learned a valuable lesson during my early years in recovery: I was not responsible for anyone getting drunk or sober.  At that time, the men I tried to help all continued to drink. I began to think something was wrong with me. The experience shared with me by seasoned AA members was that I could only plant a seed and offer the alcoholic a spiritual kit of AA tools. The alcoholic would need to allow the seed to sprout and use those tools. 

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