~ HIGHER POWER ~
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If you spend all your time looking for
Him, you might miss Her when She shows
up.
Neale Donald Walsch
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Our program of recovery teaches us that
we each must lean on a Higher
Power. This Higher Power is also known
as "the God of my understanding." There
is nothing in this Twelve Step program
of ours that says that my Higher Power
must be the same as your Higher
Power. For some, the Higher Power in
their life is a deity. The program
itself, or a weekly meeting, might be
the Higher Power for someone else. It
doesn't matter what or who each person
has for a Higher Power.
Recovery is possible for everyone. Those
who believe in one God can come together
with those who believe in many Gods, or
maybe no God at all. The atheist has
just as much chance of recovery as a
very religious person. The beauty of
this program is that it works for
everybody, regardless of their approach
to the spiritual aspect. That is why it
is imperative that we accept each
other's ideas of a Higher Power. What
works for one individual might not work
for another. But one thing is sure
... the program that works if you work
it, regardless of which Higher Power you
decide on.
ONE DAY AT A TIME ...
I will work my program with my Higher
Power, the God of my understanding, and
allow others to work their program with
the God of their understanding.