One Day at a Time in Al-Anon:
We get so used to hearing Al-Anon described as a fellowship that we sometimes forget the significance, to each of us personally, of that word. The Oxford English Dictionary says it is: “Participation, community of interest, sentiment and nature; the spirit of comradeship… especially spiritual, etc.” In a fellowship, we give of ourselves and the more we give, the more we get.
If I go out of my way to help a fellow member in trouble, and try to help him or her understand a problem and deal with it spiritually, I am actually getting more than I give, for I learn from examining my own ideas and clarifying them. Many a solution to a difficulty of my own has come to me while I was helping someone else.
Today’s Reminder:
The good that I get from the spiritual teachings of Al-Anon will work most fully for me as I use opportunities to give it away to someone else. In this fellowship, I am but a channel for God’s loving help.
“Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself?” – Ephesians