CARRYING THE MESSAGE

Daily reflections - DECEMBER 10

Now,  what  about  the  rest  of  the  Twelfth  Step?  The wonderful energy it releases and the eager action by which it carries our message to the next suffering alcoholic and which finally translates the Twelve Steps into action upon all our affairs is the payoff, the magnificent reality, of Alcoholics Anonymous.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 109

To renounce the alcoholic world is not to abandon it, but to act upon principles I have come to love and cherish, and to restore in others who still suffer the serenity I have come to know.  When  I  am  truly  committed  to  this  purpose,  it matters little what clothes I wear or how I make a living. My task is to carry the message, and to lead by example, not design