Tuesday July 8th, 2025

Thought of the day
"One aspect of our spiritual awakening comes through the new understanding of our Higher Power that we develop by sharing  with someone else in recovery." 

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  We've heard it said that we often see God most clearly in one another. We see the truth of this when we practice our Twelfth Step. When we carry the recovery message to another addict, we sense the presence of a Power greater than ourselves. And as we watch the message take hold, we realize something else: It's the message that brings recovery, not the messenger. A Higher Power, not our own power, is the source of the change that begins when we carry the message to a still-suffering person.

As the message does its work, transforming the life of another, we see a Higher Power in action. We watch as acceptance and hope replace denial and despair. Before our very eyes, the first traces of honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness begin to appear. Something's happening inside this person, something bigger and more powerful than either of us. We're watching the God we've come to understand at work in someone's life. We see the Higher Power in them. And we know with greater certainty than ever that this Higher Power is in us, too, as the force driving our recovery.
 

Committment for the Day

 I will try to pay attention to the Power behind the message. 

 I will try to recognize the God in them so I can better recognize the God in myself. 

One Day At A Time