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Trusted Servants

by Mark on March 30th, 2008

I’ve been seriously pondering yesterday’s Daily Reflections because it means quite a lot, to me, in a few ways.

“They are servants. Theirs is the sometimes thankless privilege of doing the group’s chores.”

First Things First - this comes directly after a question posed asking: “Do these oldtimers think they can run this group forever?”

From which we find that any authority perceived over time is really limited or non-existent. God has His way of fairly dispersing responsibility within A.A. so that all might eventually become involved in service work. I think that’s a grand plan!

On a personal note (I don’t know, probably self-centered - yeah - and?) I see a message to me that was totally on point and timely, yesterday and now.

The message is “I, my son, live as though I were never going to die.” Contrasted by “How strange - I live as though I were going to die tomorrow!”

I see my mindset. And I don’t like it. Without being wordy, my mother didn’t make it through the year of her life that I’m in now. It has played on me.

So I remind myself of Fr. Martin’s words and I say “Thanks.”

To paraphrase: “There is one undeniable fact about my future. I have one. I simply don’t know how long that future will be. There is only one thing I can do with my future. I must commend it to the Providence of God.”

Find the positives - see the projections. I can still be negative yet, today, I have tools and friends that help me see the Light and the Truth, live it and not have to drink! I am wonderfully grateful :)

[Though you don’t know and may never know, I care about you]

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