For Today: September 24th

True miracles are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence that God gave them.

Jean Anouilh

“I have been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being, “ wrote Bill W.  With the courage and intelligence God gave them, the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous created the miracle of the great AA  Fellowship---and changed the lives of millions.

As a member of OA, I owe my recovery---and my life----to that miracle.   To think of the efforts of these early AA members to share the gift of their spiritual awakening is to be filled with awe and inspiration.  There are surely was many thousands of compulsive overeaters who are open to this same simple message, and who have yet to hear it.

For Today:  It is my responsibility to carry the message of spiritual awakening and recovery to compulsive overeaters wherever they may be.

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Recovery IS a miracle!  When I was consumed with my disease, I never thought such a thing was possible, that there could be relief from the obsessions I lived with on a continual basis.

There IS relief, and it comes in the form of surrender; in the form of working the 12 steps; and sharing myself with my fellow sufferers.

It is, and has been, my goal to carry the message of recovery to other compulsive overeaters & to share my story with them.  There is healing for all who seek it, for all who are willing to do the hard work that's required.  

For today, I pray for the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.