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> Date: February 11, 2013 10:26:02 AM EST
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> Subj: 2-DAY, Monday, February 11, 2013
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> February 11: Alcoholism, which was our weakness, has indeed become our strength.
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> This is February, the 2nd month of the year;
> • The 2nd Tradition: For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
> • The 2nd Step: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
> • The 2nd Promise: We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
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> Thought for the Day
> If we’re going to stay sober, we’ve got to learn to want something else more than we want to drink. When we first came into A.A., we couldn’t imagine wanting anything else so much or more than drinking. So we had to stop drinking on faith, on faith that some day we really would want something else more than drinking. But after we’ve been in A.A. for a while, we learn that a sober life can really be enjoyed. We learn how nice it is to get along well with our family, how nice it is to do our work well–whether at home or outside–how nice it is to try to help others. Have I found that when I keep sober, everything goes well for me?
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> Meditation for the Day
> There is almost no work in life so hard as waiting. And yet God wants me to wait. All motion is more easy than calm waiting, and yet I must wait until God shows me His will. So many people have marred their work and hindered the growth of their spiritual lives by too much activity. If I wait patiently, preparing myself always, I will be some day at the place where I would be. And much toil and activity could not have accomplished the journey so soon.
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> Prayer for the Day
> I pray that I may wait patiently, I pray that I may trust God and keep preparing myself for a better life.
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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. I get the text from the following website: http://www.anonymityone.com/h24/0403EN.htm Note 4 numbers after “h24/”: the first two are the day of the month and the second two are the month. Example: To get daily reading for December 21st, you would change the URL to http://www.anonymityone.com/h24/2112EN.htm
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> AA is full of paradoxes. Our great Victory came as a result of our unconditional surrender; because we felt we are able to lift others; because of our mental, moral, and spiritual illness we attained a health we never had in our non-alcoholic days; because we were social outcasts we have become the hope of society.
> Alcoholism, which was our weakness, has indeed become our strength.
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> From: The Eye Opener, publishers gratefully acknowledge the generosity of T.W.R.; Hazeldon Educational Materials, Center City, Minnesota; entry for: February 11.
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> As Stan B. would often quote:
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> “In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Jesus Christ.”
> 1 Thes 5:18
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