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"The Creator told every one of us in our tribal beginnings to look
after our ceremonies, and each other." Barney Bush The unity of Alcoholics Anonymous is the most cherished quality our
society has. Our lives, the lives of all to come, depend squarely upon it.
We stay whole, or A.A. dies. Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease
to beat; our world arteries would no longer carry the life-giving grace of
God; His gift to us would be spent aimlessly. Back again in their caves,
alcoholics would reproach us and say, “What a great thing A.A. might have
been.” Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions pg.
129 Where does A.A. get its direction? Who runs it? This, too, is a
puzzler for every friend and newcomer. When told that our Society has no
president having authority to govern it, no treasurer who can compel the
payment of any dues, no board of directors who can cast an erring member
into outer darkness, when indeed no A.A. can give another a directive and
enforce obedience, our friends gasp and exclaim, "This simply can't be.
There must be an angle somewhere." These practical folk then read
Tradition Two, and learn the sole authority in A.A. is a loving God as He
may express Himself in the group conscience. Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions pg. 132 Great Mystery, thank you for giving us the
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