Tafakari ya Kitabu cha Kijivu
Sometimes, after a few days of neglecting spiritual maintenance, things begin to really get out of hand in our own lives.
Gray Book, p. 146 (Chapter Nine, Lines 4-6)
Our Basic Text reminds us that when we stop Living in the here and now, our problems become magnified unreasonably. This Process happens slowly and without notice, until we're in Spiritual trouble. Like a pair of focused binoculars in the trunk of a moving car, it becomes unfocused with the bumps and curves during its daily travels. We're usually unaware how unfocused they are until we pick them up and look through them again.
We realize how unfocused they really were. The same happens to us without the Daily Maintenance of our Spirits. Without Daily Practice, we become like those binoculars in the trunk of that car, unfocused.
In the Seventh Step there's a Spiritual Tool Box laid in front of us as a result of Step Six. With the Help of the God of Our Own Understanding, we tap into the Power to walk this walk. We Surrender on a daily basis and Trust that God will take care of our needs.
Our Third Step starts to bridge that gap between Faith and fear. This Relationship had its beginning in Step One, when we Surrendered to the Program of Narcotics Anonymous. At that point our minds are opened.
We recognize the Hope all around us as evidence in the Lives of ourselves as well as others. We become part of our Message as we Live this Program and Share it with others.
In This Moment: We will continue to focus on Spiritual Principles daily, during the bumps and curves of the day.