Quiet time
“Many of us have found that setting aside quiet time for ourselves is helpful in
making conscious contact with our Higher Power:”
Basic Text, p.92
Most of us pay lip-service to the value of conscious contact with a Higher Power. Yet
how many of us consistently take time to improve that conscious contact? If we’ve
not already established a regular regimen of prayer and meditation, today is the day
to start one.
A “quiet time” need not be long. Many of us find that twenty to thirty minutes is
enough time to quiet ourselves, focus our attention with a spiritual reading, share
our thoughts and concerns in prayer, and take a few moments to listen for an
answer in meditation. Our “quiet time” need not be lengthy to be effective, provided
it is consistent. Twenty minutes taken once a month to pray will probably do little
but frustrate us with the poor quality of our conscious contact. Twenty minutes taken
regularly each day, however, renews and reinforces an already lively contact with
our Higher Power.
In the hustle and bustle of the recovering addict’s day, many of us end up going
from morning to night without taking time out to improve our conscious contact with
the God we’ve come to understand. However, if we set aside a particular time of the
day, every day, as ‘quiet time,” we can be sure that our conscious contact will
improve
Just for today: I will set aside a few moments, once I finish reading today’s entry, to
pray and meditate. This will be the beginning of a new pattern for my recovery.