I greet The Indwelling Torchbearer.
Today’s “Pay Forward” gift is – The Torchbearer. “To you from failing hands, we throw the torch; be yours to hold it high" (John McCrae). When we pass our sober experience on to another, we are torchbearers. When I feel boxed in, I can take a drive in the country at night, looking up; I can see light that originated billions of years ago. I get a deep feeling of expansion and reverence. I see lights that are beyond my limited understanding. When we are in union with our Father within, we shine, for a moment we can let go of our limits. I pray we are becoming luminary, lighting the way for someone who has lost the way. Trusting our Father, let’s pick up the torch and light the darkness. Alcoholics Anonymous gives an abundance of torch-bearing opportunities; lighting the way for other alcoholics who still suffering. Freely we are given, freely we give. Being a torchbearer takes commitment, energy and passion to light the darkness. Alcoholic Anonymous gives us the tools we need, in union with our Father, to do a little torch-bearing. When we see someone drop the torch, instead of judging them, pick it up and light the path on our serendipity journey Home. “Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate” Albert Schweitzer. Come let us love one another and carry the torch. Thy Love, Thy Will be done.