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AA Thought for the Day

June 15

Step Eleven
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him,
praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 59

Thought to Ponder . . .
Prayer asks the question. Meditation listens for the answer.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A S A P = Always Say A Prayer.

~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~

Foundation
"There is a direct linkage among self-examination,
meditation, and prayer.
Taken separately, these practices can bring
much relief and benefit.
But when they are logically related and interwoven,
the result is an unshakable foundation for life.
Now and then we may be granted a glimpse of
that ultimate reality which is God's kingdom.
And we will be comforted and assured
that our own destiny in that realm will be secure
for so long as we try, however falteringly,
to find and do the will of our own Creator."
1952AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 98

Thought to Consider . . .
Prayer is asking a question.
Meditation is listening for the answer.

*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
A S A P = Always Say A Prayer

*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*

Future
>From "Heard at Meetings":
"'It is wise to pray for the future, but not to worry about it, because we can't live it until it becomes the present. The depth
of our anxiety measures the distance we are from God.' - Sydney, Australia"
1973 AAWS, Inc.; Came to Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 26

*~*~*~*~*^ Grapevine Quote ^*~*~*~*~*

"One day it will be left to the young people now in our Fellowship to carry on the original spirit and traditions of AA, even
though the buzz words and trends will come and go. It will be up to us to teach newcomers how to maintain the type of
sobriety that achieves the promises of the Big Book and dispels some of the fables of recovery popular today. It will be
up to us to help the newcomer from the street dry out, shakes and pukes and all. We will be left to teach the little things:
how to sit at the front, not the back of the room, say hello to the new guy, wash coffee cups and ashtrays. One day it will
be up to us to uphold the Traditions. It will be up to us to keep it simple."
Bury St. Edmunds, England, September 1994
"We Who Are Next in Line,"
I Am Responsible: The Hand of AA

~*~*~*~*^ Big Book & Twelve N' Twelve Quotes of the Day ^*~*~*~*~*

"For the type of alcoholic who is able and willing get well, little
charity, in the ordinary sense of the word, is need or wanted. The men
who cry for money and shelter before conquering alcohol, are on the
wrong track."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 97

We know that while the alcoholic keeps away from drink, as he may do
for months or years, he reacts much like other men. We are equally
positive that once he takes any alcohol whatever into his system,
something happens, both in the bodily and mental sense, which makes
it virtually impossible for him to stop. The experience of any
alcoholic will abundantly confirm this."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, There Is A Solution, pg. 22~

And they have increasingly found a peace of mind which can stand firm in the face of difficult circumstances.
-Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 104

Misc. AA Literature - Quote

Though we of A.A. find ourselves living in a world characterized by destructive fears as never before in history, we see
great areas of faith, and tremendous aspirations toward justice and brotherhood. Yet no prophet can presume to say
whether the world outcome will be blazing destruction or the beginning, under God's intention, of the brightest era yet
known to mankind.
I am sure we A.A.'s will comprehend this scene. In microcosm, we have experienced this identical state of terrifying
uncertainty, each in his own life. In no sense pridefully, we can say that we do not fear the world outcome, whichever
course it may take. This is because we have been enabled to deeply feel and say, 'We shall fear no evil--Thy will, not
ours, be done.'

Prayer For The Day: May I go forth filled with the joy and confidence of your Spirit; and may everything I do this day, in word or deed, be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. Amen.