HOW POWERLESSNESS MAKES ROOM FOR GRACE -“We are not cured … . What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.” (The Big Book, p. 85)
“In his state of complete powerlessness the individual perceives the time he has left to live as a brief reprieve.”
– Theodor Adorno (1903 – 1969) German philosopher
Lil Baby & 42 Dugg – Grace (3:27)
In what ways have you felt relief after acknowledging powerlessness over something, lately?
The Two Cockerels and The Eagle :
“There were once two cockerels. Both wanted to rule the roost in the farmyard and they decided to resolve the question, once and for all, by fighting a duel. They both fought bravely, but, in the end, one had to give up and ran away. The winner flew up onto a little wall and launched its triumphant, ‘Cock-a-doodle-doo.’
Unfortunately, the noise attracted the attention of an eagle, which swept down and raked the cockerel with its claws. From this, we see that God gives grace to the humble and He does not hesitate to punish those who are too proud.” (http://www.english-for-students.com/The-Two-Cockerels-and-The-Eagle.html)
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