AA Thought for the Day

August 9, 2003

Prayer

How can anybody expect God to acquiesce
in the half-baked prayers
that a lot of us send up to Him?
He would have the world in a worse chaos
than it is now in five minutes.
Real prayer is not telling God what we want.
It is putting ourselves at His disposal
so that He can tell us what He wants.
Prayer is not trying to get God to change His will.
It is trying to find out what His will is,
to align ourselves or realign ourselves with His purpose
for the world and for us.
That is why it is so important for us to listen as well as talk when we pray.

Reprinted from Twelve Concepts for World Service, Page 265, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

The stillness of God speaks louder than a choir of voices.


Recovery Related Acronym

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P R A Y E R = Praying Regularly Assures Your Everlasting Recovery.


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