Today, as I watch other addicts recover, I will try to recognize the God in them so I can better recognize the God in myself. Just for today: As I carry the message of recovery to other addicts, I will try to pay attention to the Power behind the message. The volume focuses on all Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity and Service. members reflect on favorite quotations from the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous. And we know with greater certainty than ever that this Higher Power is in us, too, as the force driving our recovery. Daily Reflections B-12 Daily Reflections A collection of readings that moves through the calendar year one day at a time: A.A. We're watching the God we've come to understand at work in someone's life. See more of AA Daily Reflections on Facebook. Something's happening inside this person, something bigger and more powerful than either of us. THE BEST FOR TODAY July 01 The principles we have set down are guides to progress. Before our very eyes, the first traces of honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness begin to appear. We watch as acceptance and hope replace denial and despair. As the message does its work, transforming the life of another addict, we see a Higher Power in action. A Higher Power, not our own power, is the source of the change that begins when we carry the message to a still-suffering addict. It's the message that brings recovery, not the messenger. And as we watch the message take hold, we realize something else. When we carry the recovery message to another addict, we sense the presence of a Power greater than ourselves. We see the truth of this when we practice our Twelfth Step. We've heard it said that we often see God most clearly in one another. "One aspect of our spiritual awakening comes through the new understanding of our Higher Power that we develop by sharing another addict's recovery." Basic Text, p.51
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