Today's thought is:

A.A. Thought for the Day

Until we came into A.A. most of us had tried desperately to stop

drinking.

We were filled with the delusion that we could drink like our friends.

We

tried time and again to take it or leave it, but we could do neither.

We

always lapsed into ceaseless, unhappy drinking. Wives or husbands,

families,

friends, and employers threw up their hands in hurt bewilderment, in

despair, and finally in disgust. We wanted to stop. We realized that

every

reason for drinking was only a crazy excuse. Have I given up every

excuse

for drinking?

Meditation for the Day

Many things can upset you and you can easily get off the track. But

remember

that God is near you all the time, ready to help if you ask. You cannot

forever stand against God's will for you, nor can you forever upset

God's

plan for your life, even though God's plan may be postponed by your

willfulness. A whole world of men and women cannot permanently change

God's

laws nor His purpose for the universe. The sea of life may look very

rough

to us, but we can believe that our Captain steers the boat on a

straight

course.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may try to steer a straight course. I pray that I may

accept

God's direction in my life's journey.