AND THIS IS WHAT AWAITS – “The spiritual void we felt at the beginning of our recovery has been filled with gratitude, unconditional love, and a desire to be of service to God [or one’s H.P.*] and others. Undeniably, we have experienced a spiritual awakening.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 85)
“TIL YOU USE ME UP” – “We simply realize there is a force for spiritual growth that can help us become more tolerant, patient, and useful in helping others. Many of us have said, ‘Take my will and my life. Guide me in my recovery. Show me how to live.’ ” (The Basic Text, p. 26)
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
– Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) India’s preeminent political and spiritual leader
“How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.”
– Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790) U.S. Revolutionary Leader
“Anger in a home is like rottenness in fruit.”
Talmud Sotah 3 (200 CE) central text of Rabbinic Judaism
DISCOVERING OUR INNER BEAUTY – “The most important results of the Ninth Step will be found within ourselves. This step teaches us a great deal about humility, love, selflessness, and forgiveness. We begin to heal from our addiction and no longer live with as many regrets.” (It Works, How & Why, p. 67)
PRAY FOR PEACE –
“Whenever we
confront a difficulty
that we do not think we
can handle, we ask God
[or our Higher Power] to
do for us what we can
not do for ourselves.”
(The Basic Text,
p. 83)
PEACE ON EARTH STARTS AT HOME - "As we have dealt lovingly with every person in our lives, our spiritual awakening has become a reality. To the best of our ability, we've cleaned up the wreckage of the past, and we are at peace with the world." (OA 12 & 12, p. 81) THE MIRACLE THAT SHINES LIGHT ALONG OUR HUMBLING PATH - "This is a very large order. It is a task which we may perform with increasing skill, but never really finish. Learning how to live in the greatest peace, partnership, and brotherhood with all men and women,…
WE STAND UP AND TELL IT LIKE IT IS –
p.45)
GOING ALL THE WAY- “With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start.” “Half measures availed us nothing.” (The Big Book, pp., 58-59)