My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea. He said, “Why don’t you choose your own conception of God?” ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition (Kindle Locations 454-455).
In the beginning God created.
Many centuries later in the beginning
of Recovery the addict created God.
It's a way around issues in our pasts
that inhibit accepting the only God we've met...
whether the issue comes from
fire and brimstone sermons, from clergy
who find worldly pleasure with innocents,
from learning of God in a manner
engendering guilt...from a rebellion
tossing away ideas seemingly
not rooted in possibility...
At that point you can write a job description
of a higher power you could respect,
borrow the God someone else believes in,
or act as if there were a God you could respect.
A myth? A wish? A huge reach? Sure.
But the fact is they all can work.
Many centuries later in the beginning
of Recovery the addict created God.
It's a way around issues in our pasts
that inhibit accepting the only God we've met...
whether the issue comes from
fire and brimstone sermons, from clergy
who find worldly pleasure with innocents,
from learning of God in a manner
engendering guilt...from a rebellion
tossing away ideas seemingly
not rooted in possibility...
At that point you can write a job description
of a higher power you could respect,
borrow the God someone else believes in,
or act as if there were a God you could respect.
A myth? A wish? A huge reach? Sure.
But the fact is they all can work.
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| "Howard Be Thy Name" |
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