I
am here by the will of the Great Spirit. Cochise Apache Under the lash of alcoholism, we are driven to A.A., and there we
discover the fatal nature of our situation. Then, and only then, do we
become as open-minded to conviction and as willing as the dying can. We
stand ready to do anything which will lift the merciless obsession from
us. Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions pg.
24 When we encountered A.A., the fallacy of our defiance was revealed.
At no time had we asked what God's will was for us; instead we had been
telling Him what it ought to be. No man, we saw, could believe in God and
defy Him, too. Belief meant reliance, not defiance. In A.A. we saw the
fruits of this belief: men and women spared from alcohol's final
catastrophe. We saw them meet and transcend their other pains and trials.
We saw them calmly accept impossible situations, seeking neither to run
nor recriminate. This was not only faith; it was faith that worked under
all conditions. We soon concluded that whatever price in humility we must
pay, we would pay. Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions pg.
31 Great Spirit may I remember I am here by your
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