April 5

When we first walked into Narcotics Anonymous most of us were Greeted with a hug, we were welcome and were told to "Keep Coming Back.' " It's been a long time since anyone had told us to keep coming back to any place, especially toward the end of our using. As we heard members Share their stories, we couldn't help but feel that we weren't alone. They were actually telling our stories. Our Hearts started to feel the Principle of Empathy, that wordless language of Identification We kept coming back, and we started to feel at home.

Members were genuinely concerned about us; we felt the Love we haven't felt in a long time, or for some of us, have never felt at all. What we didn't know at that time is that we were feeling God's Presence manifesting itself through each member.

We took suggestions and followed directions; we got a Commitment, joined a Home Group, and got a Sponsor; we were well on our way. We soon found out that it was a WE Program, and that we needed each other on this Journey. As we Worked and Lived the Steps with our Sponsors, we started to develop a Relationship with the God of Our Understanding. We began to feel concerned for others.

We Greeted newcomers at the door and treated them exactly the way we were treated when we first came in. We were beginning to see the Power of the WE of the Program.

More importantly we knew the Source of this Power. We know now that God works through people.

We had become vessels where this Power can manifest itself to Help others.