Meditations on "Powerless"

We all go through times in our lives when we feel the sky is falling and we are unable to do anything about it.

When we realized our powerlessness over our dependency and came into recovery, our daily routine started to change.

Canada is a nation founded on principles that honour the God who created us.

As we come before the Lord either alone or together with others, is our mind focused on praising God for all He has done in our lives?

We are reminded over and over again in the AA Traditions, Twelve Steps, and the experience of so many that it is the simplicity and focus of sticking with one primary purpose that helps us help one another.

One of the promises given to us as we grow in our recovery is: No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.

We say it over and over again because it is true every day of our life: We are powerless on our own.

Before we were willing to admit that we were powerless over our dependencies and our lives were unmanageable, there may have been a time when we really wanted to do good but were unable to do so.

When we chose to believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ we were reconciled to our Heavenly Father.

When we struggle to do what's right it can be helpful to remember that God knows about the battle and provides a promise for success with a clear strategy for attaining: it is keep alert and pray.

In the Big Book of AA, we are advised to use discretion in knowing how much time and attention to give to any one situation in relation to others who might benefit in their desire to recover if given some time and support.

When we came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity, what did we understand about that Power?