~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME
03/25 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
If a chemically-dependent person wants to live successfully in society, he or she must replace the power of chemicals over his/her life with the power of something else -- preferably positive, at least neutral, but not negative. That is why we say to the agnostic newcomers: If you can't believe in God, find a positive power that is as great as the power of your addiction, and give it the power and dependence you gave to your addiction. In The Program, the agnostic is left free to find his or her Higher Power, and can use the prinicples of The Program and the therapy of the meetings to aid in rebuilding his/her life. DO I GO OUT OF MY WAY TO WORK WITH NEWCOMERS?
TODAY I PRAY
May the Power of The Program work its miracles equally for those who believe in a personal God or in a Universal Spirit or in the strength of the group itself, or for those who define their Higher Power in their own terms, religious or not. If newcomers are disturbed by the religiosity of The Program, may I welcome them on their own spiritual terms. May I recognize that we are all spiritual beings.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
To each his own spirituality.
If a chemically-dependent person wants to live successfully in society, he or she must replace the power of chemicals over his/her life with the power of something else -- preferably positive, at least neutral, but not negative. That is why we say to the agnostic newcomers: If you can't believe in God, find a positive power that is as great as the power of your addiction, and give it the power and dependence you gave to your addiction. In The Program, the agnostic is left free to find his or her Higher Power, and can use the prinicples of The Program and the therapy of the meetings to aid in rebuilding his/her life. DO I GO OUT OF MY WAY TO WORK WITH NEWCOMERS?
TODAY I PRAY
May the Power of The Program work its miracles equally for those who believe in a personal God or in a Universal Spirit or in the strength of the group itself, or for those who define their Higher Power in their own terms, religious or not. If newcomers are disturbed by the religiosity of The Program, may I welcome them on their own spiritual terms. May I recognize that we are all spiritual beings.
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
To each his own spirituality.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end. ~Ursula K. LeGuin
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