What Is “The Message?”
June 24, 2007 by Mark
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Jo made a pertinent comment with which I agree. Yet, she said something I believe has many “interpretations,” unfortunately. What she said was “our only primary purpose is to carry the message to the alcoholic who still suffers.” Well, the first part is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety, but I know Jo meant that.
“Carry The Message”
We know the Twelfth Step says: “We tried to carry this message to alcoholics.” So…
What is The Message?
What do you tell your sponsee when they ask that question?
Well, put me on the spot here, Mark
Don’t have any “sponsees” in the formal sense of the word, nor do I have a “sponsor”. IMONSHO, I think that the meaning of these two words have become perverted inside A.A. today . . .but that’s for another day.
Very short version: The message I attempt to carry is the program as outlined in the Big Book, found in the first 164, as filtered though my experience, strength and hope over the last 18 years.
All right! A beginning… thanks so much Jo!
Anyone else?
I have the extreme good fortune of speaking for someone’s anniversary tonight. I’ll ask a few folks there and see what I can relate to y’all afterwards.
you too? I just spoke at Islip doing it young group. Dennis R 2nd year /
and this just in , we found a list of 100 things that will help in recovery written by ???? they were labeled the 100 tools of AA / A BUNCH OF YOU KNOW WHAT IF YOU ASK ME ?
Mr. P. !!!
No…. UR kiddin’, right? A Bunch of what??? I’m askin’ lol
Last night – Lisa C. 6 years at the Savannah Group
Sooooo – what is “the message” Mr. P. ??? eh???
The message of Alcoholics Anonymous is the same message Ebby carried to Bill: “That God has done for me what I was unable to do for myself.”…His human will had failed…
Had this power originated in him?…There had been no more power in him than there was in me… (Bill’s Story; pg 11:para 3 & 4)
Thanks Tommy!