Daily Reprieve - February

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February 18

MY FATHER’S STRONG ARMS

“He is the Father, and we are His children.” Alcoholics Anonymous, page 62

“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” John1:12

For what it's worth: The anguish of my alcoholism proved God did not love this child. I carried this bag of garbage with me into Alcoholics Anonymous. After I stopped drinking and squeamishly listened to untold numbers share at meetings what God had done for them, I reluctantly cracked my closed mind and found all manner of insanity in my thinking about God. As this happened, I noticed how often God was mentioned as “Father” in Alcoholics Anonymous literature. Dr. Bob referred to His Higher Power as his Heavenly Father. This new concept of God as my Father gave me warmth and comfort where there had been only a cold, dark, empty soul. Even a feeble attempt at prayer and meditation nourished the idea, and I have come to believe I am a child of God, one He loves dearly. I know because my Heavenly Father opens up His arms to me every time I need to run to Him, jump up in His lap, and be held in His strong, loving arms.

God bless you.
Joe W.