We have slips in A.A. It has been said these are not slips
but premeditated drunks, because we have to think about
taking a drink before we actually take one. The thought always
comes before the act. It has been suggested that people
should always get in touch with an A.A. before taking that
first drink. The failure to do so makes it probable that
they decided to take the drink anyway. And yet the thoughts
that come before taking a drink are often largely
subconscious. People usually don’t know consciously what
made them do it. Therefore, the common practice is to call
these things slips. Am I on guard against wrong thinking?
Meditation For The Day
“The eternal God is thy refuge.” He is a sanctuary, a refuge
from the cares of life. You can get away from the
misunderstanding of others by retiring into your own place of
meditation. But from yourself, from your sense of failure,
your weakness, your shortcomings, whither can you flee? Only
to the eternal God, your refuge, until the immensity of His
spirit envelopes your spirit and it loses its smallness and
weakness and comes into harmony again with His.
Prayer For The Day
I pray that I may lose my limitations in the immensity of
God’s love. I pray that my spirit may be in harmony with
His spirit.