DAILY REFLECTIONS for October 26th

ONE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY

For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority – a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, page 132

When I am chosen to carry some small responsibility for my fellows, I ask that God grant me the patience, open-mindedness, and willingness to listen to those I would lead. I must remind myself that I am the trusted servant of others, not their "governor", "teacher", or "instructor". God guides my words and my actions, and my responsibility is to heed His suggestions. Trust is my watchword, I trust others who lead. In the Fellowship of A.A., I entrust God with the ultimate authority of "running the show".

Daily Reflections reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.