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Awareness of God
If God is everything, then I should be thinking of him all through the day.
Quantum Spiritual Leaps
Bill Wilson advises caution in relying on our spiritual intuitions, especially in the early days.
Father Bill W. from Texas is reviving the Oxford Group practice of Guidance, rebranding the practice as Two Way Pray (twowayprayer.org). In ‘two-way prayer,’ we ask God for Guidance, then listen for the answer; it is two-way communication.
Newcomer and Retreads
On the4thdimension.ca website, we have many requests for a list of Dr. Bob’s Five Essentials and Two Optionals.
Dr. Bob used the Five Essentials to screen potential AAs; if a newcomer did not commit to the Five Essentials, he would wish them well and end the conversation. He suggested the Two Optionals but demanded the Five Essentials.
Sobriety is a long game
The topic at the meeting was, ‘sobriety is a long game.’
The more I pondered this aphorism, the larger it became. It is a great truth for sobriety, but its truth becomes even more remarkable in a larger context.
Never Never Again
A parent was heard to say, “as soon as I say, my child would never, there, he comes …. nevering like he never nevered before.”
The Bible and other spiritual texts, refer to God as a father, a powerful metaphor.