May 30, 2006

Daily Reflections

OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE

The more A.A. sticks to its primary purpose, the greater will be its helpful
influence everywhere.
A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 109

It is with gratitude that I reflect on the early days of our Fellowship and
those wise and loving "foresteppers" who proclaimed that we should not be
diverted from our primary purpose, that of carrying the message to the
alcoholic who still suffers.
I desire to impart respect to those who labor in the field of alcoholism,
being ever mindful that A.A. endorses no causes other than its own. I must
remember that A.A. has no monopoly on miracle making and I remain humbly
grateful to a loving God who made A.A. possible.


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