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bluidkiti · 12-06-2020, 05:00 AM

December 6

Hoarding Prayer

Lord, the materialistic temptation to gather and hoard is in us all. Self-protectionism and the false narrative of scarcity make for a toxic brew that we quaff on any normal day, let alone in the middle in this pandemic. Forgive our hoarding hearts that know too well the rhythmic patterns of wanting more, taking more, storing up more. By the power of your abundant grace, turn us inward-out that we may recognize the call to place our trust in you alone. Help us release a hold on material things and grip tightly to the treasures of heaven: kindness, mercy, justice, reconciliation, acts of charity, and love for all. This we pray for ourselves, for each other, and for the world you hold dear.
Amen.

~~ Justin Lind-Ayres

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Just a Thought

Offer new prospects friendship and fellowship.

Tell them that if they want to get well you will do anything to help. Burn the idea into the consciousness of new prospects that they can get well, regardless of anyone else. Job or no job, spouse or no spouse, they cannot stop drinking as long as they place dependence on other people ahead of dependence on God. Let no alcoholic say they cannot recover unless they have their family back. This just isn't so. Their recovery is not dependent upon other people. It is dependent on their own relationship with God.

So ............

Can I recognize all excuses made by a prospect?

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Just a Contemplation

Denial

Denial is a defense mechanism in which a person is faced with a fact that is too uncomfortable to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence. It is an unconscious refusal to admit or to recognize something that has occurred or is currently occurring.

Forcing ourselves - or anyone else - to face the truth usually doesn't help. We won't face the facts until we are ready. We won't admit to the truth until we feel safe, secure, and prepared enough to deal and cope with it.

The first step toward moving through denial is accepting that we may be in denial, and then gently allowing ourselves to move through. Today do I feel safe and secure enough today to accept what I need to accept.

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Atmosphere of Grace

Those of us who have come to make regular use of prayer would no more do without it than we would refuse air, food, or sunshine. And for the same reason. When we refuse air, light, or food, the body suffers. And when we turn away from meditation and prayer, we likewise deprive our minds, our emotions, and our intuitions of vitally needed support. As the body can fail its purpose for lack of nourishment, so can the soul. We all need the light of God's reality, the nourishment of His strength, and the atmosphere of His grace. To an amazing extent the facts of A.A. life confirm this ageless truth.

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Pages 97-98

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Just a Quote

“Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back.” -- Anne Lamott

12-06-2020, 05:00 AM	#6
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 71,151	December 6 Hoarding Prayer Lord, the materialistic temptation to gather and hoard is in us all. Self-protectionism and the false narrative of scarcity make for a toxic brew that we quaff on any normal day, let alone in the middle in this pandemic. Forgive our hoarding hearts that know too well the rhythmic patterns of wanting more, taking more, storing up more. By the power of your abundant grace, turn us inward-out that we may recognize the call to place our trust in you alone. Help us release a hold on material things and grip tightly to the treasures of heaven: kindness, mercy, justice, reconciliation, acts of charity, and love for all. This we pray for ourselves, for each other, and for the world you hold dear. Amen. ~~ Justin Lind-Ayres ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Thought Offer new prospects friendship and fellowship. Tell them that if they want to get well you will do anything to help. Burn the idea into the consciousness of new prospects that they can get well, regardless of anyone else. Job or no job, spouse or no spouse, they cannot stop drinking as long as they place dependence on other people ahead of dependence on God. Let no alcoholic say they cannot recover unless they have their family back. This just isn't so. Their recovery is not dependent upon other people. It is dependent on their own relationship with God. So ............ Can I recognize all excuses made by a prospect? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Contemplation Denial Denial is a defense mechanism in which a person is faced with a fact that is too uncomfortable to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence. It is an unconscious refusal to admit or to recognize something that has occurred or is currently occurring. Forcing ourselves - or anyone else - to face the truth usually doesn't help. We won't face the facts until we are ready. We won't admit to the truth until we feel safe, secure, and prepared enough to deal and cope with it. The first step toward moving through denial is accepting that we may be in denial, and then gently allowing ourselves to move through. Today do I feel safe and secure enough today to accept what I need to accept. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Atmosphere of Grace Those of us who have come to make regular use of prayer would no more do without it than we would refuse air, food, or sunshine. And for the same reason. When we refuse air, light, or food, the body suffers. And when we turn away from meditation and prayer, we likewise deprive our minds, our emotions, and our intuitions of vitally needed support. As the body can fail its purpose for lack of nourishment, so can the soul. We all need the light of God's reality, the nourishment of His strength, and the atmosphere of His grace. To an amazing extent the facts of A.A. life confirm this ageless truth. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Pages 97-98 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Quote “Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back.” -- Anne Lamott __________________ "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.