From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... presence.
BB p.173,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
2.
... Presence and
Power of God within its ...
BB p.162,
A Vision For You
3.
... presence can
bring.
12&12 p.110,
Step Twelve
We sit in A.A. meetings and listen, not
only to receive something ourselves,
but to give the reassurance and support
which our presence can bring.
4.
... presence had
been blotted out by worldly ...
BB p.12,
Bill's Story
But soon the sense of His
presence had been blotted
out by worldly clamors, mostly those within myself.
5.
... presence of
a loving God in their ...
12&12 p.110,
Step Twelve
To watch the eyes of men and women open with wonder as they move from darkness into light, to see their lives quickly fill with new purpose and meaning, to see whole families reassembled,
to see the alcoholic outcast received back into his community in
full citizenship, and
above all to watch these people awaken to the presence of a loving God in their lives -- these things are the substance
of what we receive as we carry A.A.'s message to the next alcoholic.
6.
... presence of
God.
12&12 p.62,
Step Five
Many an A.A., once agnostic or atheistic, tells us that it
was during this stage of Step Five that he first actually felt the presence of God.
7.
... Presence of
God.
BB p.56,
We Agnostics
8.
... Presence of
God is today the most ...
BB p.51,
We Agnostics
When many hundreds of people are able to say that the consciousness of the Presence of God is today the most important fact of their lives, they present a powerful reason why one should have faith.
9.
... Presence of
Infinite Power and Love.
BB p.56,
We Agnostics
10.
... presence, we
began to lose our fear ...
BB p.63,
How It Works
As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind, as we discovered we
could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His
presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter.
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