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> Date: September 18, 2012 9:51:53 AM EDT
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> Subject: Fwd: Today, Tuesday, September 18, 2012
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> Subj: Today, Tuesday, September 18, 2012
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> September 18--Have I made the venture of belief in a Power greater than my own?`
> This is September, the 9th month of the year;
> • The 9th Tradition: A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
> • The 9th Step: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
> • The 9th Promise: Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.
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> A.A. Thought for the Day
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> Step Two is, "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." Step Three is, "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." Step Eleven is, "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out." The fundamental basis of A.A. is a belief in some Power greater than ourselves. Let us not take this lightly. We cannot fully get the program without this venture of belief. Have I made the venture of belief in a Power greater than my own?
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> Meditation for the Day
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> "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." Dwell for a moment each day in a secret place, the place of communion with God, apart from the world, and thence receive strength to face the world. Material things cannot intrude upon this secret place, they cannot ever find it, because it is outside the realm of material things. When you abide in this secret place, you are under the shadow of the Almighty. God is close to you in this quiet place of communion. Each day, dwell for a while in this secret place.
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> Prayer for the Day
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> I pray that I may renew my strength in quietness. I pray that I may find rest in quiet communion with God.
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> Source: Twenty-Four Hours a Day, Richmond Walker, Copyright © 1975, Hazeldon Foundation, printed in the USA. Editor’s note: This book was compiled by Richmond Walker (1892–1965) of the Group at Daytona Beach, Florida.
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> The following is Excerpt No. 10 from As Bill Sees It : “Out of the Dark”
> Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, & grace to bear upon the dark & negative side of our natures. With it comes the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive Gods help. Yet it is only a step. We will want to go further.
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> We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to flower & to grow. But first of all we shall want sunlight; nothing much can grow in the dark. Meditation is our step out into the sun.
> Twelve & Twelve p-98
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> A clear light seems to fall upon us all - when we open our eyes. Since our blindness is caused by our own defects, we must first deeply realize what they are. Constructive meditation is the first requirement for each new step in our spiritual growth.
> letter 1946
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> As Bill Sees It (formerly The A.A. Way of Life); copyright © 1967 by Alcoholics Anonymous ® World Services, Inc., 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115
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