May 18
"My home group's primary purpose is to carry the AA message to the alcoholic who still suffers. Some of those have much sobriety, because the alcoholic who still suffers is not necessarily a newcomer. However, when newcomers do show up at our home group we try to focus our discussion on what's in the Big Book and how it can help them if they are willing to follow some simple suggestions."
Paso Robles, Calif., May 1998
"The Cement That Binds Us,"
AA Grapevine
Must have read this a few times, they are words that often come to mind for me. As I have said before, they are not my words, but God given, be it from the heart or from the literature and from the meetings in rooms of recovery.