A.A. Daily Reflection • July 22

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July 22

"THE GOOD AND THE BAD"

"My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad."

— TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 76

The joy of life is in the giving. Being freed of my shortcomings, that I may more freely be of service, allows humility to grow in me. My shortcomings can be humbly placed in God's loving care and be removed. The essence of Step Seven is humility, and what better way to seek humility than by giving all of myself – good and bad – to God, so that He may remove the bad and return to me the good.

From the book Daily Reflections | Copyright © 1990 by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.