We
sing our songs, say our prayers, because they have been transmitted to us
by our ancestors, and they knew more than we what is
good. Hopi
We
have learned that whatever the human frailties of various faiths may be,
those faiths have given purpose and direction to millions. People of faith
have a logical idea of what life is about. Actually, we used to have no
reasonable conception whatever. We used to amuse ourselves by cynically
dissecting spiritual beliefs and practices when we might have observed
that many spiritually-minded persons of all races, colors, and creeds were
demonstrating a degree of stability, happiness and usefulness which we
should have sought ourselves. Big Book pg. 49 ...We never gave the spiritual side of life a fair
hearing. In
our personal stories you will find a wide variation in the way each teller
approaches and conceives of the Power greater than himself. Whether we
agree with a particular approach or conception seems to make little
difference. Experience has taught us that these are matters about which,
for our purpose, we need not be worried. They are questions for each
individual to settle for himself. On
one proposition, however, these men and women are strikingly agreed. Every
one of them has gained access to, and believes in, a Power greater than
himself. This Power has in each case
accomplished the miraculous, the humanly
impossible. Big Book pg. 50 Great
Mystery may we see your beauty in the teachings of those who walked
before us. |