THE GIFT OF BONDING:
Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will.
– ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, page 63 –
Many times in my alcoholic state, I drank to establish a bond between myself and others, but I succeeded only in establishing the bondage of alcoholic loneliness. Through the A.A. way of life, I have received the gift of bonding — with those who were there before me, with those who are there now, and with those yet to come. For this gracious gift from God, I am forever grateful.