Twenty Four Hours a Day - May-June

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day / May 1st

A.A. Thought for the Day

The A.A. program is one of charity because the real meaning
of the word charity is to care enough about other people to
really want to help them. To get the full benefit of the program,
we must try to help other alcoholics. We may try to help
somebody and think we have failed, but the seed we have
planted may bear fruit some time. We never know the results
even a word of ours might have. But the main thing is to have
charity for others, a real desire to help them, whether we
succeed or not. Do I have real charity?

Meditation for the Day

All material things, the universe, the world, even our bodies,
may be Eternal Thought expressed in time and space. The
more the physicists and astronomers reduce matter, the
more it becomes a mathematical formula, which is thought.
In the final analysis, matter is thought. When Eternal Thought
expresses itself within the framework of space and time, it
becomes matter. Our thoughts, within the box of space and
time, cannot know anything firsthand, except material things.
But we can deduce that outside the box of space and time is
Eternal Thought, which we can call God.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may be a true expression of Eternal Thought.
I pray that God's thoughts may work through my thoughts.

[westswoman]

WOW! How ironic that I would read this at this very moment!! I was asked a few minutes ago what I was doing? I responded, "Trying to find some peace in the midst of chaos...I need to find some unoccupied "space" to hide awhile! I logged on to read a good word and this is the very first thing I read!!
I've had to read it several times to really grasp what is being said!!

Our thoughts, within the box of space and
time, cannot know anything firsthand, except material things.
Since it is PEACE that I'm looking to find and peace isn't a material thing....

outside the box of space and time is
Eternal Thought, which we can call God.
If I am to find peace, I will find it outside of the box...eternal thought........GOD....
Only in God will I find PEACE!! Thank you for the good word!!!
I'm sure this quote doesn't mean as much to everyone else as it does to me at the moment...a personal word to me from God....thanks for posting it!
stay blessed!

[janbear]

Good Morning westwoman. Thanks for your input. Sometimes something can speak to me that wont hit others in that moment. I believe God reveals to me when I need to see something on His timing. Glad it spoke to you. Have a great day. :42:

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day/ May 2nd

A.A. Thought for the Day

In A.A. we often hear the slogan "Easy Does It." Alcoholics
always do everything to excess. They drink too much. They
worry too much. They have too many resentments. They hurt
themselves physically and men- tally by too much of everything.
So when they come into A.A., they have to learn to take it
easy. None of us knows how much longer we have to live. Ifs
probable that we wouldn't have lived very long if we had
continued to drink the way we used to. By stopping drinking,
we have increased our chances of living for a while longer.
Have I learned to take it easy?

Meditation for the Day

You must be before you can do. To accomplish much, be much.
In all cases, the doing must be the expression of the being. It
is foolish to think that we can accomplish much in personal
relationships without first preparing ourselves by being
honest, pure, unselfish, and loving. We must choose the good
and keep choosing it, before we are ready to be used by God
to accomplish anything worthwhile. We will not be given the
opportunities until we are ready for them. Quiet times of
communion with the Higher Power are good preparation for
creative action.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may constantly prepare myself for better things
to come. I pray that I may only have opportunities when I am
ready for them.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day/ May 3rd

A.A. Thought for the Day

A.A. teaches us to take it easy. We learn how to relax and
to stop worrying about the past or the future, to give up our
resentments and hates and tempers, to stop being critical of
people, and to try to help them instead. That's what "Easy
Does It" means. So in the time that's left to me to live, I'm
going to try to take it easy, to relax and not to worry, to try
to be helpful to others, and to trust God. For what's left of
my life, is my motto going to be "Easy Does It"?

Meditation for the Day

I must overcome myself before I can truly forgive other
people for injuries done to me. The self in me cannot forgive
injuries. The very thought of wrongs means that my self is in
the foreground. Since the self cannot forgive, I must
overcome my selfishness. I must cease trying to forgive
those who fretted and wronged me. it is a mistake for me
even to think about these injuries. I must aim at overcoming
myself in my daily life and then I will find there is nothing in
me that remembers injury, because the only thing injured,
my selfishness, is gone.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may hold no resentments. I pray that my mind
may be washed clean of all past hates and fears.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ May 7th

A.A. Thought for the Day

It's very important to keep in a grateful frame of mind, if
we want to stay sober. We should be grateful that we're
living in a day and age when alcoholics aren't treated as
they often used to be treated before Alcoholics Anonymous
was started. In the old days, every town had its town drunk
who was regarded with scorn and ridiculed by the rest of the
townspeople. We have come into A.A. and found all the
sympathy, understanding, and fellowship that we could ask
for. There's no other group like A.A. in the world. Am I grateful?

Meditation for the Day

God takes our efforts for good and blesses them. God needs
our efforts. We need God's blessing. Together, they mean
spiritual success. Our efforts are necessary. We cannot merely
relax and drift with the tide. We must often direct our efforts
against the tide of materialism around us. When difficulties
come, our efforts are needed to surmount them. But God directs
our efforts into the right channels and God's power is necessary
to help us choose the right.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may choose the right. I pray that I may have God's
blessing and direction in all my efforts for good.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day/ May 8th

A.A. Thought for the Day

I'm grateful that I found a program in A.A. that could
keep me sober. I'm grateful that A.A. has shown me
the way to faith in a Higher Power, because the renewing
of that faith has changed my way of life. And I've found
a happiness and contentment that I had forgotten existed,
by simply believing in God and trying to live the kind of a
life that I know He wants me to live. As long as I stay
grateful, I'll stay sober. Am I in a grateful frame of mind?

Meditation for the Day

God can work through you better when you are not hurrying.
Go very slowly, very quietly, from one duty to the next,
taking time to rest and pray between. Do not be too busy.
Take everything in order. Venture often into the rest of God
and you will find peace. AU work that results from resting
with God is good work. Claim the power to work miracles in
human lives. Know that you can do many things through the
Higher Power. Know that you can do good things through God
who rests you and gives you strength. Partake regularly of
rest and prayer.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may not be in too much of a hurry. I pray that I
may take time out often to rest with God.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day/ May 10th

A.A. Thought for the Day

One thing that keeps me sober is a feeling of loyalty to
the other members of the group. I know I'd be letting
them down if I ever took a drink. When I was drinking,
I wasn't loyal to anybody. I should have been loyal to my
family, but I wasn't. I let them down by my drinking.
When I came into A.A., I found a group of people who
were not only helping each other to stay sober, but who
were loyal to each other by staying sober themselves. Am
I loyal to my group?

Meditation for the Day

Calmness is constructive of good. Agitation is destructive
of good. I should not rush into action. I should first "be
still and know that He is God." Then I should act only as God
directs me through my conscience. Only trust, perfect trust
in God, can keep me calm when all around me are agitated.
Calmness is trust in action. I should seek all things that can
help me to cultivate calmness. To attain material things, the
world learns to attain speed. To attain spiritual things, I have
to learn to attain a state of calm.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may learn how to have inner peace. I pray that
I may be calm, so that God can work through me.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day / May 12th

A.A. Thought for the Day

When we come into A.A., looking for a way out of drinking, we
really need a lot more than that. We need fellowship. We need
to get the things that are troubling us out into the open. We
need a new outlet for our energies and we need a new strength
beyond ourselves that will help us face life instead of running
away from it. In A.A. we find these things that we need. Have
I found the things that I need?

Meditation for the Day

Turn out all thoughts of doubt and fear and resentment. Never
tolerate them if you can help it. Bar the windows and doors of
your mind against them, as you would bar your home against a
thief who would steal in to take away your treasures. What
greater treasures can you have than faith and courage and l
ove? All these are stolen from you by doubt and fear and
resentment. Face each day with peace and hope. They are
results of true faith in God. Faith gives you a feeling of
protection and safety that you can get in no other way.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may feel protected and safe, but not only when
I am in the harbor. I pray that I may have protection and safety
even in the midst of the storms of life.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day / May 13th

A.A. Thought for the Day

In A.A. we find fellowship and release and strength. And
having found these things, the real reasons for our drinking
are taken away. Then drinking has no more justification in
our minds. We no longer need to fight against drink. Drink
just naturally leaves us. At first, we are sorry that we can't
drink, but we get so that we are glad that we don't have to
drink. Am I glad that I don't have to drink?

Meditation for the Day

Try never to judge. The human mind is so delicate and so
complex that only its Maker can know it wholly. Each mind
is so different, actuated by such different motives,
controlled by such different circumstances, influenced
by such different sufferings, you cannot know all the
influences that have gone to make up a personality.
Therefore, it is impossible for you to judge wholly that
personality. But God knows that person wholly and He can
change it. Leave to God the unraveling of the puzzles of
personality. And leave it to God to teach you the proper
understanding.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may not judge other people. I pray that I may
be certain that God can set right what is wrong in every
personality.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ May 14th

A.A. Thought for the Day

Having gotten over drinking, we have only just begun to
enjoy the benefits of A.A. We find new friends, so that
we are no longer lonely. We find new relationships with
our families, so that we are happy at home. We find release
from our troubles and worries through a new way of looking
at things. We find an outlet for our energies in helping
other people. Am I enjoying these benefits of A.A.?

Meditation for the Day

The kingdom of heaven is within you. God sees, as no one can
see, what is within you. He sees you growing more and more
like Himself. That is your reason for existence, to grow more
and more like God, to develop more and more the spirit of
God within you. You can often see in others those qualities
and aspirations that you yourself possess. So also can God
recognize His own spirit in you. Your motives and aspirations
can only be understood by those who have attained the same
spiritual level as you have.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may not expect complete understanding from
others. I pray that I may only expect this from God, as I
try to grow more like Him.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden / May 15th

A.A. Thought for the Day

In A.A. we find a new strength and peace from the realization
that there must be a Power greater than ourselves that is
running the universe and that is on our side when we live a
good life. So the A.A. program really never ends. You begin
by overcoming drink and you go on from there to many new
opportunities for happiness and usefulness. Am I really
enjoying the full benefits of A.A.?

Meditation for the Day

"Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and
all these things shall be added unto you." We should not seek
material things first, but seek spiritual things first and
material things will come to us, as we honestly work for them.
Many people seek material things first and think they can
then grow into knowledge of spiritual things. You cannot serve
God and Mammon at the same time. The first requisites of an
abundant life are the spiritual things: honesty, purity,
unselfishness, and love. Until you have these qualities,
quantities of material things are of little real use to YOU.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may put much effort into acquiring spiritual things.
I pray that I may not expect good things until I am right
spiritually.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day/ May 16th

A.A. Thought for the Day

In the story of the Good Samaritan, the wayfarer fell
among robbers and was left lying in the gutter, half dead.
And a priest and a Levite both passed by on the other
side of the road. But the Good Samaritan was moved with
compassion and came to him and bound up his wounds and
brought him to an inn and took care of him. Do I treat
another alcoholic like the priest and the Levite or like the
Good Samaritan?

Meditation for the Day

Never weary in prayer. When one day you see how
unexpectedly your prayer has been answered, then you
will deeply regret that you have prayed so little. Prayer
changes things for you. Practice praying until your trust
in God has become strong. And then pray on, because it
has become so much a habit that you need it daily. Keep
praying until prayer seems to become communion with
God. That is the note on which true times of prayer should
end.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may form the habit of daily prayer. I pray
that I may find the strength I need, as a result of this
communion.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day

A.A. Thought For The Day

A lot of well-meaning people treat alcoholics like the priest
and the Levite. They pass by on the other side by scorning
them and telling them what low people they are, with no
willpower. Whereas, they really have fallen for alcohol, in
the same way as the man in the story fell among robbers. And
the member of A.A. who is working with others is like the
Good Samaritan. Am I moved with compassion? Do I take care
of another alcoholic whenever I can?

Meditation For The Day

I must constantly live in preparation for something better to
come. All of life is a preparation for something better. I must
anticipate the morning to come. I must feel, in the night of
sorrow, that understanding joy that tells of confident
expectation of better things to come. "Sorrow may endure for
a night, but joy cometh in the morning." Know that God has
something better in store for you, as long as you are making
yourself ready for it. All your existence in this world is a
training for a better life to come.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that when life is over, I will return to an eternal,
spaceless life with God. I pray that I may make this life a
preparation for a better life to come.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ May 18th

A.A. Thought for the Day

We're in A.A. for two main reasons: to keep sober ourselves
and to help others to keep sober. It's a well known fact that
helping others is a big part of keeping sober yourself It's
also been proved that it's very hard to keep sober all by
yourself. A lot of people have tried it and failed. They come
to a few A.A. meetings and then stay sober alone for a few
months, but usually they eventually get drunk. Do I know that
I can't stay sober successfully alone?

Meditation for the Day

Look by faith into that place beyond space or time where God
dwells and whence you came and to which you shall eventually
return. "Look unto Him and be saved." To look beyond material
things is within the power of everyone's imagination. Faith's
took saves you from despair. Faith's look saves you from worry
and care. Faith's took brings a peace beyond all understanding.
Faith's look brings you all the strength you need. Faith's look
gives you a new and vital power and a wonderful peace and
serenity.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may have faith's look. I pray that by faith I may
look beyond the now to eternal life.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ May 19th

A.A. Thought for the Day

Fellowship is a big part of staying sober. The doctors
call it group therapy. We never go to an A.A. meeting
without taking something out of it. Sometimes we don't
feel like going to a meeting and we think of excuses for
not going. But we usually end up by going anyway and we
always get some lift out of every meeting. Meetings
are part of keeping sober. And we get more out of a
meeting if we try to contribute something to it. Am I
contributing my share at meetings?

Meditation for the Day

"He brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry
clay, and set my feet upon a rock and established my
goings." The first part, "He brought me up out of a
horrible pit," means that by turning to God and putting
my problems in His hands, I am able to overcome my sins
and temptations. "He set my feet upon a rock" means that
when I trust God in all things, I have true security. "He
established my goings" means that if I honestly try to
live the way God wants me to live, I will have God's
guidance in my daily living.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that my feet may be set upon a rock. I pray that
I may rely on God to guide my comings and goings.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ May 20th

A.A. Thought for the Day

If we get up in a meeting and tell something about ourselves
in order to help the other person, we feel a whole lot better.
It's the old law of the more you give the more you get.
Witnessing and confession are part of keeping sober. You
never know when you may help somebody. Helping others is
one of the best ways to stay sober yourself And the
satisfaction you get out of helping a fellow human being
is one of the finest experiences you can have. Am I helping
others?

Meditation for the Day

Without God, no real victory is ever won. All the military
victories of great conquerors have passed into history. The
world might be better off without military conquerors. The
real victories are won in the spiritual realm. "He that conquers
himself is greater than he who conquers a city." The real
victories are victories over sin and temptation, leading to
a victorious and abundant life. Therefore, keep a brave
and trusting heart. Face all your difficulties in the spirit of
conquest. Remember that where God is, there is the true
victory.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that the forces of evil in my life will flee before God's
presence. I pray that with God I will win the real victory over
myself.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ May 21st

A.A. Thought for the Day

One of the finest things about A.A. is the sharing. Sharing
is a wonderful thing because the more you share the more
you have. in our old drinking days, we didn't do much sharing.
We used to keep things to ourselves, partly because we
were ashamed, but mostly because we were selfish. And we
were very lonely because we didn't share. When we came
into A.A., the first thing we found was sharing. We heard
other alcoholics frankly sharing their experiences with
hospitals, jails, and all the usual mess that goes with drinking.
Am I sharing.?

Meditation for the Day

Character is developed by the daily discipline of du- ties
done. Be obedient to the heavenly vision and take the straight
way. Do not fall into the error of calling "Lord, Lord," and
doing not the things that should be done. You need a life
of prayer and meditation, but you must still do your work
in the busy ways of life. The busy person is wise to rest and
wait patiently for God's guidance. If you are obedient to the
heavenly vision, you can be at peace.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may be obedient to the heavenly vision. I pray
if I fall, I will pick myself up and go on.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ May 22nd

A.A. Thought for the Day

What impresses us most at an A.A. meeting is the willingness
to share, without holding anything back. And pretty soon we
find ourselves sharing also. We start telling our own
experiences and by so doing we help the other person. And
when we've got these things off our chest, we feel a lot
better. It does us a lot of good to share with some other
poor unfortunate person who's in the same box that we were
in. And the more we share, the more we have left for
ourselves. Do I know that the more I share, the better
chance I'll have to stay sober?

Meditation for the Day

Constantly claim God's strength. Once convinced of the
right of a course of action, once reasonably sure of God's
guidance, claim that strength now. You can claim all the
strength you need to meet any situation. You can claim a
new supply when your own supply is exhausted. You have a
right to claim it and you should use your right. A beggar
supplicates, a child appropriates. When you supplicate, you
are often kept waiting, but when you appropriate God's
strength in a good cause, you have it at once.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may claim God's strength whenever I need it.
I pray that I may try to live as a child of God.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ May 24th

A.A. Thought for the Day

In twelfth-step work, the third thing is conviction. Prospects
must be convinced that they honestly want to stop drinking.
They must see and admit that their life is unmanageable. They
must face the fact that they must do something about their
drinking. They must be absolutely honest with themselves and
face themselves as they really are. They must be convinced
that they must give up drinking and they must see that their
whole life depends on this conviction. Do I care enough about
other alcoholics to help them reach this conviction?

Meditation for the Day

There is no limit to what you can accomplish in helping others.
Keep that thought always. Never relinquish any work or give
up the thought of any accomplishment because it seems beyond
your power. God will help you in all good work. Only give it up if
you feel that it's not God's will for you. In helping others,
think of the tiny seed under the dark, hard ground. There is
no certainty that, when it has forced its way up to the surface,
sunlight and warmth will greet it. Often a task seems beyond
your power, but there is no limit to what you can accomplish
with God's help.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may never become discouraged in helping others.
I pray that I may always rely on the power of God to help me.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ May 25th

A.A. Thought for the Day

In twelfth-step work, the third thing is conviction. Prospects
must be convinced that they honestly want to stop drinking.
They must see and admit that their life is unmanageable.
They must face the fact that they must do something about
their drinking. They must be absolutely honest with
themselves and face themselves as they really are. They
must be convinced that they must give up drinking and they
must see that their whole life depends on this conviction. Do
I care enough about other alcoholics to help them reach this
conviction?

Meditation for the Day

There is no limit to what you can accomplish in helping others.
Keep that thought always. Never relinquish any work or give
up the thought of any accomplishment because it seems beyond
your power. God will help you in all good work. Only give it up if
you feel that it's not God's will for you. In helping others, think
of the tiny seed under the dark, hard ground. There is no
certainty that, when it has forced its way up to the surface,
sunlight and warmth will greet it. Often a task seems beyond
your power, but there is no limit to what you can accomplish
with God's help.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may never become discouraged in helping others.
I pray that I may always rely on the power of God to help me.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day / May 26th

A.A. Thought for the Day

In twelfth-step work, the fourth thing is conversion.
Conversion means change. Prospects must learn to change
their way of thinking. Until now, everything they've done
has been connected with drinking. Now they must face a
new kind of life, without liquor. They must see and admit
that they cannot overcome drinking by their own willpower,
so they must turn to a Higher Power for help. They must
start each day by asking this Higher Power for the strength
to stay sober. This conversion to belief in a Higher Power
comes gradually, as they try it and find that it works. Do I
care enough about other alcoholics to help them to make
this conversion?

Meditation for the Day

Discipline of yourself is absolutely necessary before the
power of God is given to you. When you see others
manifesting the power of God, you probably have not seen
the discipline that went before. They made themselves
ready. All your life is a preparation for more good to be
accomplished when God knows that you are ready for it. So
keep disciplining yourself in the spiritual life every day.
Learn so much of the spiritual laws that your life cannot
again be a failure. Others will see the outward manifestation
of the inward discipline in your daily living.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may manifest God's power in my daily living. I
pray that I may discipline myself so as to be ready to meet
every opportunity.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ May 28th

A.A. Thought for the Day

In A.A. we learn that since we are alcoholics we can be
uniquely useful people. That is, we can help other alcoholics
when perhaps somebody who has not had our experience
with drinking could not help them. That makes us uniquely
useful. The A.A.s are a unique group of people because they
have taken their own greatest defeat and failure and sickness
and used it as a means of helping others. We who have been
through the same thing are the ones who can best help other
alcoholics. Do I believe that I can be uniquely useful?

Meditation for the Day

I should try to practice the presence of God. I can feel that
He is with me and near me, protecting and strengthening me
always. In spite of every difficulty, every trial, every failure,
the presence of God suffices. just to believe that He is near
me brings strength and peace. I should try to live as though
God were beside me. I cannot see Him because I was not made
with the ability to see Him else there were no room for faith.
But I can feel His spirit with me.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may try to practice the presence of God. I pray
that by doing so I may never feel alone or helpless again.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ May 29th

A.A. Thought for the Day

We who have learned to put our drink problem in God's hands
can help others to do so. We can be used as a connection
between an alcoholic's need and God's supply of strength.
We in Alcoholics Anonymous can be uniquely useful, just
because we have the misfortune or fortune to be alcoholics
ourselves. Do I want to be a uniquely useful person? Will I use
my own greatest defeat and failure and sickness as a weapon
to help others?

Meditation for the Day

I will try to help others. I will try not to let a day pass without
reaching out an arm of love to someone. Each day I will try to
do something to lift another human being out of the sea of
discouragement into which he or she has fallen. My helping
hand is needed to raise the helpless to courage, to strength,
to faith, to health. In my own gratitude, I will turn and help
other alcoholics with the burden that is pressing too heavily
upon them.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may be used by God to lighten many burdens.
I pray that many souls may be helped through my efforts.

[flick]

Saturday, May 30, 2009

A.A. Thought for the Day

I am part of A.A., one among many, but I am one. I need the A.A. principles for the development of the buried life within me. A.A. may be human in its organization, but it is Divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point me toward God and a better life. Participating in the privilege of the movement, I shall share in the responsibilities, taking it upon myself to carry my fair share of the load, not grudgingly but joyfully. To the extent that I fail in my responsibilities, A.A. fails. To the extent that I succeed, A.A. succeeds. Do I accept this as my A.A. credo?

Meditation for the Day

"Praise the Lord." What does praising God mean? It means being grateful for all the wonderful things in the universe and for all the blessings in your life. So praise God by being grateful and humble. Praise of this kind has more power to vanquish evil than has mere resignation. The truly grateful and humble person, who is always praising God, is not tempted to do wrong. You will have a feeling of security be cause you know that fundamentally all is well. So look up to God and praise Him.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may be grateful for all my blessings. I pray that I may be humble because I know that I do not deserve them.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ May 31st

A.A. Thought for the Day

I shall not wait to be drafted for service to A.A. I Shall
volunteer. I shall be loyal in my attendance, generous in my
giving, kind in my criticism, creative in my suggestions,
loving in my attitudes. I shall give to A.A. my interest, my
enthusiasm, my devotion, and most of all, myself Do I also
accept this as my AA. credo?

Meditation for the Day

Prayer is of many kinds, but of whatever kind, prayer is
the linking up of the soul and mind to God. So, if prayer is
only a glance of faith, a look or a word of love, or just a
feeling of confidence in the goodness and purpose in the
universe, still the result of that prayer is added strength
to meet all temptations and to overcome them. Even if no
supplication is expressed, all the supply of strength that
is necessary is secured, because the soul, being linked and
united to God, receives from Him all spiritual help needed.
The soul, when in its human body, still needs the things
belonging to its heavenly habitation.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may be taught how to pray. I pray that I may
be linked through prayer to the mind and will of God.

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Monday, June 1, 2009


A.A. Thought for the Day

Some things I do not miss since becoming dry: that overall awful feeling physically, including the shakes, a splitting headache, pains in my arms and legs, bleary eyes, fluttering stomach, droopy shoulders, weak knees, a three day beard, and a flushed complexion. Also, facing my wife or my husband at breakfast. Also, composing the alibi and sticking to it. Also, trying to shave or put on make up with a shaky hand. Also, opening up my wallet to find it empty. I don't miss these things, do I?

Meditation for the Day

You were born with a spark of the Divine within you. It had been all but smothered by the life you were living. That celestial fire has to be tended and fed so that it will grow eventually into a real desire to live the right way. By trying to do the will of God, you grow more and more in the new way of life. By thinking of God, praying to Him, and having communion with Him, you gradually grow more like Him. The way of your transformation from the material to the spiritual is the way of Divine Companionship.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may tend the spark of the Divine within me so that it will grow. I pray that I may be gradually transformed from the old life to the new life.

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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

A.A. Thought for the Day

Some more things I do not miss since be coming dry: running all over town to find a bar open to get that "pick me up"; meeting my friends and trying to cover up that I feel awful; looking at myself in a mirror and calling myself a **** fool; struggling with myself to snap out of it for two or three days; wondering what it is all about. I'm positive I don't miss these things, am I not?

Meditation for the Day

Love is the power that transforms your life. Try to love your family and your friends and then try to love everybody that you possibly can, even the "sinners and publicans," everybody. Love for God is an even greater thing. It is the result of gratitude to God and it is the acknowledgement of the blessing that God has sent you. Love for God acknowledges His gifts and leaves the way open for God to shower yet more blessings on your thankful heart. Say: "Thank you, God," until it becomes a habit.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may try to love God and all people. I pray that I may continually thank God for all His blessings.

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A.A. Thought for the Day

Some things I like since becoming dry: feeling good in the morning; full use of my intelligence; joy in my work; the love and trust of my children; lack of remorse; the confidence of my friends; the prospect of a happy future; the appreciation of the beauties of nature; knowing what it is all about. I'm sure that I like these things, am I not?

Meditation for the Day

Molding your life means cutting and shaping your material into something good, something that can express the spiritual. All material things are the clay out of which we mold something spiritual. You must first recognize the selfishness in your desires and motives, actions and words, and then mold that selfishness until it is sublimated into a spiritual weapon for good. As the work of molding proceeds, you see more and more clearly what must be done to mold your life into something better.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may mold my life into something useful and good. I pray that I may not be discouraged by the slow progress that I make.

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Friday, June 5, 2009


A.A. Thought for the Day

We alcoholics are fortunate to be living in a day and age when there is such a thing as Alcoholics Anonymous. Before A.A. came into being, there was very little hope for the alcoholic. A.A. is a great rebuilder of human wreckage. It takes men and women whose personality problem expresses itself in alcoholism and offers them a program that, if they are willing to accept it, allows them not only to get sober, but also to find a much better way of living. Have I found a better way of living?

Meditation for the Day

Very quietly God speaks through your thoughts and feelings. Heed the Divine voice of your conscience. Listen for this and you will never be disappointed in the results in your life. Listen for this small, still voice and your tired nerves will become rested. The Divine voice comes to you as strength as well as tenderness, as power as well as restfulness. Your moral strength derives its effectiveness from the power that comes when you listen patiently for the still, small voice.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may listen for the still, small voice of God. I pray that I may obey the leading of my conscience.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 6th

A.A. Thought for the Day

Drinking is the way we alcoholics express our maladjustment's
to life. I believe that I was a potential alcoholic from the start.
I had an inferiority complex. I didn't make friends easily.
There was a wall between me and other people. And I was
lonely. I was not well adjusted to life. Did I drink to escape
from myself?

Meditation for the Day

According to the varying needs of each person, so does each
person think of God. It is not necessary that you think of God
as others think of Him, but it is necessary that you think of
Him as supplying what you personally need. The weak need
God's strength. The strong need God's tenderness. The
tempted and fallen need God's saving grace. The righteous
needs God's pity for sinners. The lonely need God as a friend.
The fighters for righteousness need a leader in God. You may
think of God in any way you wish. We usually do not turn to
God until we need Him.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may think of God as supplying my needs. I pray
that I will bring all my problems to Him for help in meeting them.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 7th

A.A. Thought for the Day

Alcoholism is a progressive illness. We go through the three
stages of social drinking, trouble drinking, and merry-go-round
drinking. We land in hospitals and jails. We eventually lose our
homes, our families, and our self-respect. Yes, alcoholism is a
progressive illness and there are only three ends to it-the
insane asylum, the morgue, or total abstinence. Will I choose
not to take the first drink?

Meditation for the Day

You not only can live a new life but you also can grow in grace
and power and beauty. Reach ever forward and upward after
the things of the spirit. In the animal world, the very form of
an animal changes to enable it to reach that upon which it
delights to feed. Your whole character changes as you reach
upward for the things of the spirit-for beauty, for love, for
honesty, for purity, and for unselfishness. Reaching after
these things of the spirit, your whole nature becomes changed
so that you can best receive and delight in the wonders of the
abundant life.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may reach forward and upward. I pray that my
character may be changed by this reaching upward for the
things of the spirit.

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Monday, June 8, 2009

A.A. Thought for the Day

Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. We always get worse, never better. We are never cured. Our alcoholism can only be arrested. No matter how long we have been sober, if we try liquor again, we're as bad or worse than we ever were. There is no exception to this rule in the whole history of A.A. We can never recapture the good times of the past. They are gone forever. Will I try to recapture them?

Meditation for the Day

Your life has been given to you mainly for the purpose of training your soul. This life we live is not so much for the body as for the soul. We often choose the way of life that best suits the body, not the way that best suits the soul. God wants you to choose what suits the soul as well as the body. Accept this belief and a wonderful molding of character is the result. Reject it and God's purpose for your life is frustrated, and your spiritual progress is delayed. Your soul is being trained by the good you choose. Thus the purpose of your life is being accomplished.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may choose what is good for my soul. I pray that I may realize God's purpose for my life.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 9th

A.A. Thought for the Day

We finally came to the bottom. We did not have to be
financially broke, although many of us were. But we were
spiritually bankrupt. We had a soul-sickness, a revulsion
against ourselves and against our way of living. Life had
become impossible for us. We had to end it all or do
something about it. Am I glad I did something about it?

Meditation for the Day

Faith is not seeing, but believing. I am in a box of space and
time and cannot see spacelessness or eternity. But God is
not within the shell of time and space. He is timeless and
spaceless. He cannot be fully comprehended by our finite
minds. But we must try to make a union between our
purposes and the purposes of God. By trying to merge our
minds with the mind of God, a oneness of purpose results.
This oneness of purpose puts us in harmony with God and
others. Evil comes from being in disharmony with God and
good comes from being in harmony with Him.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may be in harmony with God. I pray that I may
get into the stream of goodness in the universe.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 10th

A.A. Thought for the Day

If we have had some moral, religious, or spiritual training,
we're better prospects for A.A. When we reach the bottom,
at this crucial moment when we're thoroughly licked, we turn
instinctively to whatever decency is left in us. We call upon
whatever reserves of morality and faith are left down deep
in our heart. Have I had this spiritual experience?

Meditation for the Day

The world wonders when it sees a person who can unexpectedly
draw large and unsuspected sums from the bank for some
emergency. But what the world has not seen are the countless
small sums paid into that bank, earned by faithful work over
a long time. And so is the bank of the spirit. The world sees
the person of faith make a demand on God's stores of power
and the demand is met. The world does not see what that
person has been putting in, in thanks and praise, in prayer
and communion, in small good deeds done faithfully, steadily
over the years.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may keep making deposits in God's bank. I pray
that in my hour of need, I may call upon these.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 11th

A.A. Thought for the Day

We alcoholics have to believe in some Power greater than
ourselves. Yes, we have to believe in God. Not to believe in
a Higher Power drives us to atheism. Atheism, it has been
said before, is blind faith in the strange proposition that
this universe originated in a cipher and aimlessly rushes
nowhere. That's practically impossible to believe. So we turn
to that Divine Principle in the universe that we call God. Have
I stopped trying to run my own life?

Meditation for the Day

"Lord, we thank Thee for the great gift of peace, that peace
which passeth all understanding, that peace which the world
can neither give nor take away." That is the peace that only
God can give in the midst of a restless world and surrounded
by trouble and difficulty. To know that peace is to have
received the stamp of the kingdom of God. When you have
earned that peace, you are fit to judge between true and
false values, between the values of the kingdom of God and
the values of all that the world has to offer.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that today I may have inner peace. I pray that today
I may be at peace with myself.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 12th

A.A. Thought for the Day

When we came into A.A., we made a tremendous discovery.
We found that we were sick persons rather than moral lepers.
We were not such odd ducks as we thought we were. We found
other people who had the same illness that we had, who had
been through the same experiences that we had been through.
They had recovered. if they could do it, we could do it. Was
hope born in me the day I walked into A.A.?

Meditation for the Day

"He that heareth these sayings and doeth them is like unto a
man who built his house upon a rock and the rain descended
and the floods came and the wind blew and beat upon that
house and it fell not for it was founded upon a rock." When
your life is built upon obedience to God and upon doing His
will as you understand it, you will be steadfast and unmovable
even in the midst of storms. The serene, steadfast, unmovable
life - the rock home - is laid stone by stone - foundation, walls,
and roof - by acts of obedience to the heavenly vision. The
daily following of God's guidance and the daily doing of His will
shall build your house upon a rock.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that my life may be founded upon the rock of faith.
I pray that I may be obedient to the heavenly vision.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 13th

A.A. Thought for the Day

In A.A. we have to reeducate our minds. We have to learn
to think differently. We have to take a long view of drinking
instead of a short view. We have to look through the glass to
what lies beyond it. We have to look through the night before
to the morning after. No matter how good liquor looks from
the short view, we must realize that in the long run it is poison
to us. Have I learned to look through the bottle to the better
life that lies ahead?

Meditation for the Day

If you are honestly trying to live the way you believe God wants
you to live, you can get guidance from God in times of quiet
communion with Him, provided your thoughts are directed
toward God's will and all good things. The attitude of "Thy
will, not mine, be done' leads to clear guidance. Act on this
guidance and you will be led to better things. Your impulses
seem to become less your own and more the leading of God's
spirit acting through your thoughts. Obeyed, they will bring
you the answers to your prayers.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may try to think God's thoughts after Him. I pray
that my thoughts may be guided by His thoughts.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 14th

A.A. Thought for the Day

In A.A. we have to learn that drink is our greatest enemy.
Although we used to think that liquor was our friend, the
time came when it turned against us and became our enemy.
We don't 'know just when this happened, but we know that
it did because we began to get into trouble - jails and
hospitals. We realize now that liquor is our enemy. Is it still
my main business to keep sober?

Meditation for the Day

It is not your circumstances that need altering so much
as yourself. After you have changed, conditions will naturally
change. Spare no effort to become all that God would have
you become. Follow every good leading of your conscience.
Take each day with no backward look. Face the day's
problems with God, and seek God's help and guidance as
to what you should do in every situation that may arise. Never
look back. Never leave until tomorrow the thing that you are
guided to do today.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that God will help me to become all that He would have
me be. I pray that I may face today's problem as with good
grace.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 15th

A.A. Thought for the Day

In A.A. we have three things: fellowship, faith, and service.
Fellowship is wonderful, but its wonder lasts just so long.
Then some gossip, disillusionment, and boredom may come
in. Worry and fear come back at times and we find that
fellowship is not the whole story. Then we need faith.
When we're alone, with no- body to pat us on the back, we
must turn to God for help. Can I say "Thy will be done" -
and mean it?

Meditation for the Day

There is beauty in a God-guided life. There is wonder in the
feeling of being led by God. Try to realize God's bounty and
goodness more and more. God is planning for you. Wonderful
are His ways - they are beyond your knowledge. But God's
leading will enter your consciousness more and more and
bring you ever more peace and joy. Your life is being planned
and blessed by God. You may count all material things as losses
if they prevent your winning your way to the consciousness of
God's guidance.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may earn the rewards of God's power and peace.
I pray that I may develop the feeling of being led by God.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 16th

A.A. Thought for the Day

But even faith is not the whole story. There must be service.
We must give this thing away if we want to keep it. The Dead
Sea has no outlet and it is stagnant and full of salt. The Sea
of Galilee is clear and clean and blue, as the Jordan River
carries it out to irrigate the desert. To be of service to other
people makes our lives worth living. Does service to others
give me a real purpose in life?

Meditation for the Day

Seek God early in the day, before He gets crowded out by
life's problems, difficulties, or pleasures. In that early quiet
time gain a calm, strong confidence in the goodness and
purpose in the universe. Do not seek God only when the
world's struggles prove too much and too many for you to
bear or face alone. Seek God early, when you can have a
consciousness of God's spirit in the world. People often only
seek God when their difficulties are too great to be surmounted
in any other way, forgetting that if they sought God's
companionship before they need it, many of their difficulties
would never arise.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may not let God be crowded out by the hurly-burly
of life. I pray that I may seek God early and often.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 17th

A.A. Thought for the Day

We in A.A. have the privilege of living two lives in one lifetime.
One life of drunkenness, failure, and defeat. Then, through A.A.,
another life of sobriety, peace of mind, and usefulness. We who
have recovered our sobriety are modem miracles. And were
living on borrowed time. Some of us might have been dead long
ago. But we have been given another chance to live. Do I owe a
debt of gratitude to A.A. that I can never repay as long as I
live?

Meditation for the Day

Thinking about God in love and worship drives away evil. It is
the thought before that the hosts of evil flee. The thought of
a Power greater than yourself is the call for a life-line to
rescue you from temptation. The thought of God banishes
loneliness and dispels gloom. it summons help to conquer your
faults. Think of God as often as possible. Use the thought
prayerfully and purposefully. It win carry your thoughts away
from material things and toward the spiritual things that
make life worthwhile.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may think of God often. I pray that I may rest in
peace at the thought of His love and care.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 18th

A.A. Thought for the Day

The A.A. way of living is not an easy one. But its an adventure in
living that is really worthwhile. And it's so much better than our
old drunken way of living that there's no comparison. Our lives
without A.A. would be worth nothing. With A.A., we have a chance
to live reasonably good lives. It's worth the battle, no matter
how tough the going is from day to day. Isn't it worth the battle?

Meditation for the Day

The spiritual life has two parts. One is the life apart, the life
of prayer and quiet communion with God. You spend this part of
your life apart with God. Every day your mind can be set in the
right direction so that your thoughts will be of the right kind.
The other is the life impart - imparting to others what you have
learned from your own meditative experience. The victories you
have won over yourself through the help of God can be shared
with others. You can help them by imparting to them some of
the victory and security that you have gained in your life apart.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may grow strong from my times apart with God.
I pray that I may pass on some of this strength to others.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day

A.A. Thought For The Day

We have this choice every day of our lives. We can take the
path that leads to insanity and death. And remember, our
next drunk could be our last one. Or we can take the path
that leads to a reasonably happy and useful life. The choice
is ours each day of our lives. God grant that we take the
right path. Have I made my choice today?

Meditation For The Day

Your real work in life is to grow spiritually. To do this you
must follow the path of diligently seeking good. The hidden
spiritual wonders are revealed to those who diligently seek
this treasure. From one point to the next, you have to follow
the way of obedience to God's will until finally you reach
greater and greater spiritual heights. Work on the material
plane should be secondary to your real life's work. The
material things that you need most are those that help you
to attain the spiritual.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may keep growing spiritually. I pray that I
may make this my real life's work.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 21st

A.A. Thought for the Day

Intelligent faith in that Power greater than ourselves can be
counted on to stabilize our emotions. It has an incomparable
capacity to help us look at life in balanced perspective. We
look up, around, and away from ourselves, and we see that nine
out of ten things that at the moment upset us will shortly
disappear. Problems solve themselves, criticism and
unkindness vanish as though they had never been. Have I got
the proper perspective toward life?

Meditation for the Day

A truly spiritual man or woman would like to have a serene mind.
The only way to keep calm in this troubled world is to have a
serene mind. The calm and sane mind sees spiritual things as
the true realities and material things as only temporary and
fleeting. That sort of mind you can never obtain by reasoning,
because your reasoning powers are limited by space and time.
That kind of a mind you can never obtain by reading, because
other minds are also limited in the same way. You can only
have that mind by an act of faith, by making the venture of
belief.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may have a calm and sane mind. I pray that I may
look up, around, and away from myself.

[janbear]

A.A. Thought for the Day

If you have any doubt, just ask any of the older members of the A.A. group, and they will readily tell you that since they turned their lives over to the care of God as they understand Him, many of their problems have banished into the forgotten yesterdays. When you allow yourself to be upset over one thing, you succeed only in opening the door from the coming of hundreds of other upsetting things. Am I allowing myself to be upset over little things?

Meditation for the Day

I would do well not to think of the Red Sea of difficulties that lies ahead. I am sure that when I come to that Red Sea, the waters will part and I will be given all the power I need to face and overcome many difficulties and meet what is in store for me with courage. I believe that I will pass through that Red Sea to the promised land, the land of the spirit where many souls meet in perfect comradeship. I believe that when that time comes, I will be freed of all the dross of material things and find peace.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may face the future with courage. I pray that I may be given strength to face both life and death fearlessly.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day / June 22nd

A.A. Thought for the Day

Intelligent faith in that Power greater than ourselves can be
counted on to stabilize our emotions. It has an incomparable
capacity to help us look at life in balanced perspective. We
look up, around, and away from ourselves, and we see that nine
out of ten things that at the moment upset us will shortly
disappear. Problems solve themselves, criticism and unkindness
vanish as though they had never been. Have I got the proper
perspective toward life?

Meditation for the Day

A truly spiritual man or woman would like to have a serene mind.
The only way to keep calm in this troubled world is to have a
serene mind. The calm and sane mind sees spiritual things as
the true realities and material things as only temporary and
fleeting. That sort of mind you can never obtain by reasoning,
because your reasoning powers are limited by space and time.
That kind of a mind you can never obtain by reading, because
other minds are also limited in the same way. You can only have
that mind by an act of faith, by making the venture of belief.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may have a calm and sane mind. I pray that I may
look up, around, and away from myself.

[janbear]

A.A. Thought for the Day

No chain is stronger than its weakest link. Likewise, if you fail in the day-by-day program, in all probability it will be at your weakest point. Great faith and constant contact with God's power can help you discover, guard, and undergird your weakest point with a strength not your own. Intelligent faith in God's power can be counted on to help you master your emotions, help you to think kindly of others, and help you with any task that you undertake, no matter how difficult. Am I master of my emotions?

Meditation for the Day

You need to be constantly recharged by the power of the spirit of God. Commune with God in quiet times until the life from God, the Divine life, by that very contact, flows into your being and revives your fainting spirit. When weary, take time out and rest. Rest and gain power and strength from God, and then you will be ready to meet whatever opportunities come your way. Rest until every care and worry and fear have gone and then the tide of peace and serenity, love and joy, will flow into your consciousness.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may rest and become recharged. I pray that I may pause and wait for the renewing of my strength.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 24th

A.A. Thought for the Day

Alcohol is our weakness. We suffer from mental conflicts from
which we look for escape by drowning our problems in drink.
We try through drink to push away from the realities of life.
But alcohol does not feed, alcohol does not build, it only borrows
from the future and it ultimately destroys. We try to drown our
feelings in order to escape life's realities, little realizing or
caring that in continued drinking we are only multiplying our
problems. Have I got control over my unstable emotions?

Meditation for the Day

When I let personal piques and resentments interfere with what
I know to be my proper conduct, I am on the wrong track and I
am undoing all I have built up by doing the right thing. I must
never let personal piques interfere with living the way I know
God wants me to live. When I have no clear guidance from God,
I must go forward quietly along the path of duty. The attitude
of quiet faith will receive its reward as surely as acting upon
God's direct guidance. I must not weaken my spiritual power
by letting personal piques upset me.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may not let myself become too upset. I pray that
I may go quietly along the path I have chosen.

[flick]

Thursday, June 25, 2009

A.A. Thought for the Day

One of the most encouraging facts of life is that your weakness can become your greatest asset. Kites and airplanes rise against the wind. In climbing up a high mountain, we need the stony crags and rough places to aid us in our climb. So your weakness can become an asset if you will face it, examine it, and trace it to its origin. Set it in the very center of your mind. No weakness, such as drinking, ever turned into an asset until it was first fairly faced. Am I making my weakness my greatest asset?

Meditation for the Day

Whenever we seek to worship God, we think of the great universe that God rules over, of creation, of mighty law and order throughout the universe. Then we feel the awe that precedes worship. I too must feel awe, feel the desire to worship God in wondering amazement. My mind is in a box of space and time and it is so made that I cannot conceive of what is beyond space or time, the limitless and the eternal. But I know that there must be something beyond space and time, and that something must be the limitless and eternal Power behind the universe. I also know that I can experience that Power in my life.
Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may accept the limitless and eternal Spirit. I pray that It may express Itself in my life.

[flick]

Friday, June 26, 2009

A.A. Thought for the Day

We must know the nature of our weakness before we can determine how to deal with it. When we are honest about its presence, we may discover that it is imaginary and can be overcome by a change of thinking. We admit that we are alcoholics and we would be foolish if we refused to accept our handicap and do something about it. So by honestly facing our weakness and keeping ever present the knowledge that, for us, alcoholism is a disease with which we are afflicted, we can take the necessary steps to arrest it. Have I fully accepted my handicap?

Meditation for the Day

There is a proper time for everything. I must learn not to do things at the wrong time, that is, before I am ready or before conditions are right. It is always a temptation to do something at once, instead of waiting until the proper time. Timing is important. I must learn, in the little daily situations of life, to delay action until I am sure that I am doing the right thing at the right time. So many lives lack balance and timing. In the momentous decisions and crises of life, they may ask God's guidance, but into the small situations of life, they rush alone.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may delay action until I feel that I am doing the right thing. I pray that I may not rush in alone.

[flick]

Saturday, June 27, 2009


A.A. Thought for the Day

If you can take your troubles as they come, if you can maintain your calm and composure amid pressing duties and unending engagements, if you can rise above the distressing and disturbing circumstances in which you are set down, you have discovered a priceless secret of daily living. Even if you are forced to go through life weighed down by some inescapable misfortune or handicap and yet live each day as it comes with poise and peace of mind, you have succeeded where most people have failed. You have wrought a greater achievement than a person who rules a nation. Have I achieved poise and peace of mind?

Meditation for the Day

Take a blessing with you wherever you go. You have been blessed, so bless others. Such stores of blessings are awaiting you in the months and years that lie ahead. Pass on your blessings. A blessing can and does go around the world, passed on from one person to another. Shed a little blessing in the heart of one person. That person is cheered to pass it on, and so, God's vitalizing, joy-giving message travels on. Be a transmitter of God's blessings.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may pass on my blessings. I pray that they may flow into the lives of others.

[flick]

Sunday, June 28, 2009


A.A. Thought for the Day

You can prove to yourself that life is basically and fundamentally an inner attitude. Just try to remember what troubled you most a week ago. You probably will find it difficult to remember. Why then should you unduly worry or fret over the problems that arise today? Your attitude toward them can be changed by putting yourself and your problems in God's hands and trusting Him to see that everything will turn out all right, provided you are trying to do the right thing. Your changed mental attitude toward your problems relieves you of their burden and you can face them without fear. Has my mental attitude changed?

Meditation for the Day

You cannot see the future. It's a blessing that you cannot. You could not bear to know all the future. That is why God only reveals it to you day by day. The first step each day is to lay your will before God as an offering, ready for God to do what is best for you. Be sure that, if you trust God, what He does for you will be for the best. The second step is to be confident that God is powerful enough to do anything He wills, and that no miracle in human lives is impossible with Him. Then leave the future to God.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may gladly leave my future in God's hands. I pray that I may be confident that good things will happen, as long as I am on the right path.

[janbear]

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ June 29th

A.A. Thought for the Day

The program of Alcoholics Anonymous involves a continuous
striving for improvement. There can be no long resting period.
We must try to work at it all the time. We must continually keep
in mind that it is a program not to be measured in years,
because we never fully reach our goals nor are we ever cured.
Our alcoholism is only kept in abeyance by daily living of the
program. It is a timeless program in every sense. We live it day
by day, or more precisely, moment by moment - now. Am I always
striving for improvement?

Meditation for the Day

Life is all a preparation for something better to come. God
has a plan for your life and it will work out, if you try to do
His will. God has things planned for you, far beyond what you
can imagine now. But you must prepare yourself so that you will
be ready for the better things to come. Now is the time for
discipline and prayer. The time of expression will come later.
Life can be flooded through and through with joy and gladness.
So prepare yourself for those better things to come.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may prepare myself for better things that
God has in store for me. I pray that I may trust God for
the future.