* God Calling* - edited by an early Oxford Group member, A. J. Russell, God Calling was "written" by "two listeners." The "two listeners" were elderly ladies in London who decided to practice quiet time in the morning, listen for God's direction, and then write it down. God Calling is the result of what they claim they heard in their morning meditation, as edited by Russell. Russell also wrote a very popular book with the Oxford Group, For Sinners Only.
Twenty-Four Hours a Day - Richmond Walker was the original author of Twenty-Four Hours a Day. Walker compiled his meditation book, which became a favorite among early AA members, when Walker was somewhere between 4 and 6 years sober. The first edition was produced in Daytona Beach in 1948, on a printing press in the county court house, and distributed from Walker's basement. He died on March 25, 1965, with twenty-two years of sobriety.
Walker was also the author of For Drunks Only: One Man’s Reaction To Alcoholics Anonymous (1945) and The 7 Points of Alcoholics Anonymous (1956).
Stumbling in the Right Direction Similarly, it appears that Stumbling in the Right Direction was influenced by other meditation books, such as God Calling and Twenty-Four Hours A Day. Stumbling in the Right Direction contains wonderful meditative insights based on many decades of the author’s experience in AA.
As Bill Sees It was published in 1967 and became somewhat popular as a daily reader, but it has less than 365 entries and is not focused on directing the reader's attention to a particular subject for the purpose of meditative reflection.
Daily Reflections was published in 1990 and has steadily gained traction within AA. It was published over 19 years after Bill Wilson died, It was compiled and published by AA World Services. The Foreword notes that the first part of is a quotation from various books and letters authored by Bill Wilson. Following the quote is a “personal reflection, by an individual A.A. member, on the quotation.”
