Up or down
“This is our road to spiritual growth. We change everyday… This growth is not the
result of wishing but of action and prayer.”
Basic Text, pp.35-36
Our spiritual condition is never static; if it’s not growing, it’s decaying. If we stand
still, our spiritual progress will lose its upward momentum. Gradually, our growth will
slow, then halt, and then reverse itself. Our tolerance will wear thin; our willingness
to serve others will wane; our minds will narrow and close. Before long, we’ll be right
back where we started in conflict with everyone and everything around us, unable to
bear even ourselves.
Our only option is to actively participate in our program of spiritual growth. We pray,
seeking knowledge greater than our own from a Power greater than ourselves. We
open our minds and keep them open, becoming teachable and taking advantage of
what others have to share with us. We demonstrate our willingness to try new ideas
and new ways of doing things, experiencing life in a whole new way. Our spiritual
progress picks up speed and momentum, driven by the Higher Power we
are coming to understand better each day.
Up or down-it’s one or the other, with very little in between, where spiritual growth
is concerned. Recovery is not fueled by wishing and dreaming, we’ve discovered, but
by prayer and action.
Just for today: The only constant in my spiritual condition is change. I cannot rely on
yesterday’s program. Today, I seek new spiritual growth through prayer and action.