24 December

Our Fifth Tradition states that the Primary Purpose of each Group is to Carry the N.A. Message. In our Personal Program we are also asked to Carry the Narcotics Anonymous Message.

In the Twelfth Step we work with others on a oneto-one basis. One addict helping another addict is why the Program works. Only addicts can help addicts Recover.

Sponsorship is the most direct way that one addict helps another addict. The Gray Book states, "We found that the ultimate weapon for recovery was the recovering addict. " Sponsorship makes this possible.

We begin to develop Trust between ourselves and another human being. For many of us, this could be the first time we ever developed a healthy intimate Relationship with another human being. Sponsorship gives us the Opportunity to develop that True bond.

A Relationship with Love and Caring as the only True motive. There are as many ways to Carry the Message as there are addicts. Each one of us has our own personal style; no one style is better than the other, just different.

This diversity makes it possible to reach every type of addict from all walks of Life. Carrying the Narcotics Anonymous Message reinforces our Program and helps us keep what we have. After a while, True Love and Service become our Primary Motive.

Selfless service becomes our Goodwill. Our Twelfth Step reminds us that the Message is meaningless unless we're Living it. We continue our Constant Conscious Contact with our Higher Power and ask for the Power to Carry this out.

Our job as Sponsors is to lead our Sponsees to God. We are Responsible to Carry the Message, God is the one who delivers it.

In This Moment: We will Share this Precious Gift with others in order to keep it. Our Primary Motive is because we Genuinely Care.