In a recent meeting, we were reading out of the Big Book of AA. It was a story called, “Keys of The Kingdom.” I love this story. It was written in the era of Prohibition. She was critical in helping develop AA in Chicago.
Within the story, she talks about
"At twenty-five I had developed an alcoholic problem. I began making the rounds of the doctors in the hope that one of them might find some cure for my accumulating ailments, preferably something that could be removed surgically. Of course the doctors found nothing. Just an unstable woman, undisciplined, poorly adjusted, and filled with nameless fears. Most of them prescribed sedatives and advised rest and moderation.” —Big Book of AA
I love this. It made me giggle that she wanted her alcoholism to be removed surgically. Me too. She was looking for a medical answer to a spiritual problem—A prescription for a miracle for sobriety.
I found that the only answer could be found in turning my will over to God, first, then seeking connection with others like myself in the rooms of AA. That is the miracle.
The prescription for the miracle?
Prayer
Show up for my life.
Go to Meetings.
Service to Others
It is working for me this day and every day since I got sober for over 7400 days in a row.
Try it.
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18
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