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> July 30--God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.
> —Saint Augustine
>
> This is July, the 7th month of the year;
> • The 7th Tradition: Every A.A. group ought to be fully self
> -supporting, declining outside contributions.
> • The 7th Step: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
> • The 7th Promise: We will lose interest in selfish things a
> nd gain interest in our fellows.
> __________________
> A.A. Thought for the Day
>
> The other day we should not worry about is tomorrow, with its
> possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise, and perhaps
> its poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control.
> Tomorrow's sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of
> clouds, but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in
> tomorrow, for it is as yet unborn. Do I still worry too much about
> tomorrow?
>
> Meditation for the Day
>
> "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things
> not seen." Faith is not seeing, but believing. Down through the
> ages, there have always been those who obeyed the heavenly vision,
> not seeing but believing in God. And their faith was rewarded. So
> shall it be to you. Good things will happen to you. You cannot see
> God, but you can see the results of faith in human lives, changing
> them from defeat to victory. God's grace is available to all who
> have faith-not seeing, but believing. With faith, life can be
> victorious and happy.
>
> Prayer for the Day
>
> I pray that I may have faith enough to believe without seeing. I
> pray that I may be content with the results of my faith.
>
> Source: Twenty-Four Hours a Day, Richmond Walker, Copyright © 197
> 5, Hazeldon Foundation, printed in the USA. Editor’s note: This bo
> ok was compiled by Richmond Walker (1892–1965) of the Group at Dayto
> na Beach, Florida.
>
> ________________________________________________________________
>
> The following is Excerpt No. 75 from As Bill Sees It : “Losing Fina
> ncial Fears”
> When a job still looked like a mere means of getting money rather
> than an opportunity for service, when the acquisition of money for
> financial independence looked more important than a right dependence
> upon God, we were the victims of unreasonable fears. & these were
> fears which would make a serene & useful existence, at any financial
> level, quite impossible.
>
> But as time passed we found that with the help of A.A.'s Twelve
> Steps we could lose those fears, no matter what our material
> prospects were. We could cheerfully perform humble labor without
> worrying about tomorrow. If our circumstances happened to be good,
> we no longer dreaded a change for the worse, for we had learned that
> these troubles could be turned into great values, for ourselves &
> for others.
>
> Twelve & Twelve p-121/122
>
>
> 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
> _____________________________
>
> Predicting the Future
>
> We don't need a psychic to tell us what our future experience will b
> e—we need only look at our own minds. If we have a good heart and he
> lpful intentions toward others, we will continually find happiness.
> If instead, the mind is filled with ordinary self-centered thoughts,
> with anger and harmful intentions toward others, we will find only
> difficult experiences.
>
> - Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, Tricycle Summer 1998