Results
of
Prayer
As the doubter tries the process of prayer, he should begin to add up the results. If he persists he will almost surely find more serenity, more tolerance, less fear, and less anger. He will acquire a quiet courage, the kind that isn't tension-ridden. He can look at "failure" and "success" for what these really are. Problems and calamity will begin to mean his instruction, instead of his destruction. He will feel freer and saner.
The idea that he may have been hypnotizing himself by autosuggestion will become laughable. His sense of purpose and of direction will increase. His anxieties will commence to fade. His physical health will be likely to improve. Wonderful and unaccountable things will start to happen. Twisted relations in his family and on the outside will improve surprisingly.
Bill W. (co-founder A.A.)
Grapevine Magazine, 1958
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2 comments:
That is a beautiful picture! I have a similar one in my kitchen, except it is of an old man saying grace. The loaf of bread and the Bible are there, and the man has his head bowed in prayer. It is the picture of simplicity and humility; giving thanks for a meager meal. I love it.
pmgirl -- I know the image you refer to. St. Francis was most wise. I suspect the man lived so long precisely because his meals were meager habitually. (The prayers didn't hurt either.)
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