“The Light we sought, felt and embraced in the rooms is MEANT to share with others!”

Three readings. A song that says the rest. And inspiration for whatever this day is here to teach.

A lone surfer riding inside a great curling wave

Read — the readings that opened the day

The Glory of God in Us

Richard Rohr

“At the center of our being is a point of nothingness, untouched by sin and illusion. a point of pure truth, a point or spark which belongs entirely to God. It is like a pure diamond, blazing with the invisible light of heaven. It is in everybody; if we could see it we would see these billions of points of light coming together in the face and blaze of a sun that would make all the darkness and cruelty of life vanish completely.”

Adapted from True Self and False Self

The Sermon on the Mount

Emmet Fox

“The great essential for success in prayer—for obtaining that sense of the Presence of God, which is the secret of healing oneself and others too; of obtaining inspiration, which is the breath of the soul; of acquiring spiritual development—is that we first attain some degree of peace of mind. This true, interior soul-peace was known to the mystics as serenity; they never tired of telling us that serenity is the grand passport to the Presence of God.”

Adapted from The Sermon on the Mount

Twenty-Four Hours a Day

Meditation for the Day “The grace of God cures disharmony and disorder in human relationships. Directly you put your affairs, with their confusion and their difficulties, into God's hands. I ask to have faith that God will do all that is necessary and to submit to His treatment, even if I cannot now see the meaning or purpose of it. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may willingly submit to whatever spiritual discipline is necessary. I pray that I may accept whatever it takes to live a better life.”

Reflect — Steve L.'s own words

Upon coming into recovery, I heard the Our Father and the Serenity Prayers. Coming from a Hebrew education & background, even though I didn’t feel connected with any God, it gave me a minute to detach. In the beginning, that detachment was filled with inner unrest & turmoil. I had a deep sense of being lost. Starting on the Steps with a sponsor, he assured me I would discover my own Higher Power. He said the only thing I need to know to start is that “There is a God and I’m not it!” Very slowly, the process began to melt what Bill W. called “the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I had lived and shivered many years.”

It’s taken a lot of work in the rooms, time with my Rabbi & others, retreats & workshops to sense & build connection.

As Bill explains later, “I stood in the sunlight at last.” When the clouds come (it’s rainy in London today) the Inner Sun can still shine!

Running around the city yesterday with my son and his family, watching them raise 4 kids, ages 6-11, I went to an AA Meeting at St. George’s Orthodox Church (circa 1067 as St. Maragret’s Pattens). Seeing the AA Sign out front and the 2 greeters next to the front door, it felt like home!

Like walking into the old bars and clubs, I not only got what I needed, but, once again, I was able to share and walk away with a new sense of purpose with gratitude.

I got on the train to go meet my family at the Lyceum Theatre to see The Lion King. Taking a seat on the train, the woman next to me said, “Steve, I just saw you at the meeting. Thanks for sharing; I’m still too scared to speak!” How did that happen? The Light we sought, felt and embraced in the rooms is MEANT to share with others! Thanks for not letting the sun go down on me; and for the gift to share The Light with others who were strangers, many just moments ago.

Places Along the Way