"All
living
creatures and all plants derive their life from the sun. If it were not
for the
sun, there would be darkness and nothing could grow, the earth would be
without
life."
Okute
Teton Sioux
I
must turn in all things to the Father of Light who presides over us
all.
Big
Book
pg. 14
Those
of us who have come to make regular use of prayer would no more do
without it
than we would refuse air, food, or sunshine. And for the same reason.
When we
refuse air, light, or food, the body suffers. And when we turn
away from
meditation and prayer, we likewise deprive our minds, our emotions, and
our
intuitions of vitally needed support. As the body can fail its purpose
for lack
of nourishment, so can the soul. We all need the light of God's
reality, the
nourishment of His strength, and the atmosphere of His grace.
Twelve
Steps & Twelve Traditions pgs. 97 & 98
As
though lying upon a sunlit beach, let us relax and breathe deeply of
the
spiritual atmosphere with which the grace of this prayer surrounds us.
Let us
become willing to partake and be strengthened and lifted up by the
sheer
spiritual power, beauty, and love of which these magnificent words are
the
carriers. Let us look upon the sea and ponder what its mystery is; and
let us lift
our eyes to the far horizon, beyond which we shall seek all those
wonders still
unseen.
Twelve
Steps & Twelve Traditions pg. 100
Thank
you Creator, for
the sunlight of life.