Last night I was talking on the phone with a man, who is trying to get this program. He told me he had just finished the BB. “Finished!”, I thought. I’ve never finished the BB. In so many words, I told him to read it again.<\/p>\n
It was a clumsy conversation. I think he’s a man, who is not comfortable with himself. There were long pauses. I steered him into the thought of commitment. Jumping into the pool. I told him the water was fine and others would support him through this early period of sobriety. But, I could still hear the hesitation in his voice.<\/p>\n
Finally, he told me what impressed him most at the meetings we’ve been attending lately. He said that someone said to take a look at the person next to you. The man said, “You’re looking at a miracle”. He said he turned and looked and felt he really was looking at a miracle. What he said he was looking at was the evidence that this program works.<\/p>\n
After we hung up, I thought about him and the conversation we just had. He’s already realized that he has been drinking against his own will. I sure could identify with that. But he said the call of alcohol is still strong in him.
\nI had told him to pray and ask God to help him not to take that next drink.
\nIndeed that’s a prayer for us all.<\/p>\n
But, what gave me hope with this man, was his new vision. He had looked at the man next to him and saw a miracle. It made me hope that this miracle would come to pass with him.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I was thinking about him this morning and what he had said. We, who are sober, are all miracles. I need to see that in others and myself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Last night I was talking on the phone with a man, who is trying to get this program. He told me he had just finished the BB. “Finished!”, I thought. I’ve never finished the BB. In so many words, I told him to read it again. It was a clumsy conversation. I think he’s a … <\/p>\n