AA Thought for the Day

November 19, 2006

Prayer

How can anyone 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. . .
That's why it is so important for us to listen
as well as talk when we pray.

Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, Page 265, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

Learn to listen; listen to learn.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

A S A P = Always Say A Prayer.


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