Partners in Hope

Trying to be self-reliant and seeking to sort out life on our own took many of us into lifestyles of isolation, addiction, denial, and destructive behaviour. We were never meant to co-dependently rely on others to fix us, but to humbly admit that without God in our lives we are powerless to do anything about our situation and our lives are unmanageable.

As we work our program, we find that life changes. One area where we notice this change is given to us in the eleventh AA Promise when it says, “We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.”

We need to hear stories and look at symbols that help us pay attention and remember.

Our bodies are a wonderful metaphor of the connection and support God wants us to have in community.  We all need a support system, and to be part of a group that supports one another.

We know that the best way to navigate well through any day is to ask for guidance from God and then to follow the path we are shown.  Our self-will needs help to do that.  Isn’t it great that we can even ask God for help with that? And so I love these words that cover all those bases.

Here we are at November 11 once again, remembering the great sacrifice of so many so we could enjoy the life and freedom we get to live today.