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SERVICE
"The world is full of willing people;
some willing to work ... the rest
willing to let them."
Robert Frost
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There is a time when we first come into
program when we need to just sit back
and receive. We come in a desperate
state, empty of love and acceptance,
with nothing to guide us and no place to
go. We learn to feel our emptiness and
to accept resting on others and being
supported.
Then we begin to "get it." The tingling
excitement of hope is aroused in us. A
source of power to live is discovered
inside of ourselves.
At that point, a change must take place
if we are to continue our success. While
we will always remain a receiver, we
must move into the ring of the
givers. It requires a new role of
courage and boldness to take this
step. Fear of what to say, how to sound,
and quality of performance must be
overcome. This is called Step Twelve.
ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .
God, grant me the courage to take Step
Twelve, however imperfectly, to grow in
my ability to share what I have so
generously been given.