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bluidkiti · 12-20-2013, 11:51 AM

December 21

A SPIRITUAL ECSTASY

“Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted -- to understand, than to be understood -- to love, than to be loved.” 12&12 p.99

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7

For what it's worth: My alcoholism was all about self-satisfaction, not self-sacrifice. My disease dumped me on a lonely short cut to hell’s fire. Instead, I was granted sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, a joyful path to a bit of heaven. I can not take any credit. I do not even recall knocking, but God and Alcoholics Anonymous opened the door for me to escape that miserable self-centered existence and enter a meaningful life of concern for others. Moreover, I was given tools to reach out to others and a special prayer seeking the Lord’s strength to sacrifice self-interest and focus on others, the Prayer of St. Francis. When I practice what I pray, I believe I am closer to the spiritual ecstasy of true love than at any other time.

God bless you.
Joe W.

12-20-2013, 11:51 AM	#21
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 76,301	December 21 A SPIRITUAL ECSTASY “Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted -- to understand, than to be understood -- to love, than to be loved.” 12&12 p.99 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 For what it's worth: My alcoholism was all about self-satisfaction, not self-sacrifice. My disease dumped me on a lonely short cut to hell’s fire. Instead, I was granted sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, a joyful path to a bit of heaven. I can not take any credit. I do not even recall knocking, but God and Alcoholics Anonymous opened the door for me to escape that miserable self-centered existence and enter a meaningful life of concern for others. Moreover, I was given tools to reach out to others and a special prayer seeking the Lord’s strength to sacrifice self-interest and focus on others, the Prayer of St. Francis. When I practice what I pray, I believe I am closer to the spiritual ecstasy of true love than at any other time. God bless you. Joe W. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.