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John Barleycorn

Progress

June 20, 2009

“Day by day, we try to move a little
toward God‘s perfection.
So we need not be consumed by maudlin guilt
for failure to achieve His likeness and image by Thursday next.
Progress is our aim,
and His perfection is the beacon, light-years away,
that draws us on.”
Bill W., Letter, 1966
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Pain

November 15, 2008

“Though I still find it difficult to accept
today’s pain and anxiety with any great degree of serenity
– as those more advanced in the spiritual life
seem able to do –
I can give thanks for present pain nevertheless.
I find the willingness to do this
by contemplating the lessons learned from past suffering
– lessons which have led [...]

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