From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
PROVIDENCE occurs
5 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... Providence, but
it isn't.
BB p.101,
Working With Others
To a
person who has had
experience with an
alcoholic, this may
seem
like
tempting Providence,
but it isn't.
2.
... Providence can
remove it from us.
12&12 p.21,
Step One
It is
truly awful to
admit that,
glass in
hand, we have
warped our
minds into such an
obsession for
destructive drinking
that only an
act of
Providence
can
remove it from us.
3.
... Providence early
gave us a sign that ...
12&12 p.145,
Tradition Three
So the
hand of
Providence early gave us a
sign that any
alcoholic is a
member of our
Society
when he says so.
4.
... Providence, then
what is it?
12&12 p.35,
Step Three
Now if this is not
turning one's will and
life over to a
newfound Providence, then what is it?
5.
Providence, through
A.A., had brought us within ...
12&12 p.156,
Tradition Six
Providence, through
A.A., had
brought us
within reach of
our
highest expectations.
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