RECOVERY, UNITY, SERVICE
Our Twelfth Step – carrying the message – is the basic
service that AA’s Fellowship gives; this is our
principal aim and the main reason for our existence.
THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 160
I thank God for those who came before me, those who told
me not to forget the Three Legacies: Recovery, Unity and
Service. In my home group, the Three Legacies were
described on a sign which said: “You take a three-legged
stool, try to balance it on only one leg, or two. Our
Three Legacies must be kept intact. In Recovery, we get
sober together; in Unity, we work together for the good
of our Steps and Traditions; and through Service – we
give away freely what has been given to us.” One of the
chief gifts of my life has been to know that I will have
no message to give, unless I recover in unity with A.A.
principles.