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| readandpostrosie 2006-07-20, 4:21 pm |
| July 20, 2006
Daily Reflections
SHORTCOMINGS REMOVED
But now the words "Of myself I am nothing, the Father doeth the
works" began to carry bright promise and meaning.
12 & 12, p. 75
When I put the Seventh Step into action I must remember that
there are no blanks to fill in. It doesn't say, "Humbly asked Him to
(fill in the blank) remove our shortcomings." For years I filled in
the imaginary blank with "Help me!" "Give me the courage to,"
and "Give me the strength," etc. The Step says simply that God
will remove my shortcomings. The only footwork I must do is "humbly
ask," which for me means asking with the knowledge that of myself I
am nothing, the Father within "doeth the works."
I thank my Higher Power for letting me know that He works through
other people, and I thank Him for our trusted servants in the
Fellowship who aid new members to reject their false ideals and
to adopt those which lead to a life of compassion and trust. The
elders in A.A. challenge the newcomers to "Come To"--so that
they can "Come to Believe." I ask my Higher Power to help my
unbelief.
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| On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:46:10 GMT, "readandpostrosie"
<readandpost@yahoo.com> wrote:
>July 20, 2006
>
>Daily Reflections
>
>
>SHORTCOMINGS REMOVED
>
>But now the words "Of myself I am nothing, the Father doeth the
>works" began to carry bright promise and meaning.
>12 & 12, p. 75
>
>When I put the Seventh Step into action I must remember that
>there are no blanks to fill in. It doesn't say, "Humbly asked Him to
>(fill in the blank) remove our shortcomings." For years I filled in
>the imaginary blank with "Help me!" "Give me the courage to,"
>and "Give me the strength," etc. The Step says simply that God
>will remove my shortcomings. The only footwork I must do is "humbly
>ask," which for me means asking with the knowledge that of myself I
>am nothing, the Father within "doeth the works."
>
>I thank my Higher Power for letting me know that He works through
>other people, and I thank Him for our trusted servants in the
>Fellowship who aid new members to reject their false ideals and
>to adopt those which lead to a life of compassion and trust. The
>elders in A.A. challenge the newcomers to "Come To"--so that
>they can "Come to Believe." I ask my Higher Power to help my
>unbelief.
>
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>
Puke
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| Tex wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:46:10 GMT, "readandpostrosie"
> <readandpost@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Puke
LMAO
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| On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:56:40 GMT, "F. H." <connectu2@verizon.net>
wrote:
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>LMAO
The door to hell is on the right...just in case you didn't see the
sign.
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| Tex wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:56:40 GMT, "F. H." <connectu2@verizon.net>
> wrote:
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> The door to hell is on the right...just in case you didn't see the
> sign.
Don't rush me.
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| On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:09:43 GMT, "F. H." <connectu2@verizon.net>
wrote:
>Tex wrote:
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>Don't rush me.
The longer you wait the hotter it will be.
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| Tex wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:09:43 GMT, "F. H." wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
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> The longer you wait the hotter it will be.
Spose head bands are allowed?
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| readandpostrosie 2006-07-20, 9:20 pm |
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