Today’s “Pay Forward” gift is – The spiritual fruits of Alcoholics Anonymous’ are always in season; ripe for the picking. We have a wonderful set of master tools. While tending to the orchard, we dismantled our illusions (weeds), of our Father’s separation. A few members gather grapes from our vineyard and go off into a far country, making wine out of our table grapes. They are more than welcome to come back, like the Prodigal Son. Let’s taste some of the fruit. Joy is a sense of well-being, contingent with our daily Spiritual condition. Peace is a pervasive sense of contentment, coming from being rooted in our Father’s Love and Will, fully aware of our weakness. Meekness is freedom from the negative energy; resentments or outbursts of anger and fear. Faithfulness is our daily commitment to practice Alcoholics Anonymous’ spiritual principles in all our affairs, a labor of love. Gentleness is a participation in our Father’s way of doing things; gentle but firm; living Alcoholics Anonymous’ code, “love and tolerance.” Wisdom is affirming of our Father’s Will, as loving and useful; always having a purpose. Patience is confidence in our Father’s unwavering supply of all we need to carry out the purpose; He gave us. Self-control is an awareness of our Father’s Presence, within each of His creatures. Service is accepting the daily opportunities to pass on the fruits we gather from our Father’s Orchard. Thy Love, Thy Will be done.
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