Recovery Meditations ~ Service ~ One Day at a Time ~ September 20, 2010

~ SERVICE ~

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Give and it shall be given unto you;

good measure, pressed down, shaken

together, and running over.

The Bible

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An important lesson in life is that in

order to get something we need or want,

we first have to give some of it

away. If we want friends, we have to be

a friend. If we want to be loved, we

have to love. If we want recovery, we

have to help others recover.

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.

Giving service is as important a part of

recovery as abstinence or working the

Steps. It includes everything from

organizing materials at a face-to-face

meeting to hosting meetings online. It's

sharing our problems and our solutions

on the loops as well as sponsoring. Just

as someone once said that love is

nothing until you give it away, it seems

that recovery is incomplete until it is

shared by giving service to the program

or to individuals. It's remarkable how

service brings us closer together,

allows us to make friends, helps to end

our isolation and gives that feeling of

self-worth and confidence that we so

desperately need. Simply put, service is

as much a lifesaver to us as it is to

those we reach out and touch.

I want to be a giver to the program so

it is always available to those who will

come after seeking their freedom from

this dread disease.

ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .


I strive to give love, support, comfort,


cheer and encouragement, knowing it will


come back to me pressed down, shaken


together and running over.