August 16, 2009
” ‘As psychiatrists have often observed,
defiance is the outstanding characteristic
of many an alcoholic. . .
When we encountered AA,
the fallacy of our defiance was revealed.
At no time had we asked what God’s will was for us;
instead we had been telling Him what it ought to be.
No man, we saw, could believe in God and defy Him, [...]
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April 12, 2009
“We claim spiritual progress rather than
spiritual perfection.
Our description of the alcoholic,
the chapter to the agnostic,
and our personal adventures before and after
make clear three pertinent ideas:
(a) That we were alcoholic and could not
manage our own lives.
(b) That probably no human power could
have relieved our alcoholism.
(c) That God could and would if He were sought.”
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. [...]
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