Daily Reprieve - March

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March 3

MATCHING CALAMITY WITH SERENITY

"Give in to God, come to terms with him and everything will turn out just fine." Job 22:21 (The Message)

"Just to the extent that we do as we think He would have us, and humbly rely upon Him, does He enable us to match calamity with serenity" Alcoholics Anonymous, page 68

For what it's worth: Alcoholism made calamity a daily event. When I finally realized my drinking was on course for more and more suffering, I felt helpless with no hope. I became suicidal. Afraid of living and dying, I finally approached Alcoholics Anonymous, expecting only more failure. Instead, my despair disappeared almost immediately, and my fear of God began to fade. At AA meetings, I heard hundreds of examples of serenity matching calamity. Was the same possible for me? The answer came as I practiced the Twelve Steps. I came to terms with God, something I had feared for years. Where there had been no faith, I learned to trust Alcoholics Anonymous and God. Finally, I surrendered to God. And, why not? Every time I fought him before, I lost. Today, I can report untold number of instances during my sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous when I humbly turned to my Heavenly Father, and everything did "turn out just fine". When I did not, everything turned out a mess.

God bless you.
Joe W.