We've Lived It

 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? ~ Galatians 3:2 NIV.

The doctor’s theory that we have an allergy to alcohol interests us. As a layman, our opinion as to its soundness may, of course, mean little. But as ex problem drinkers, we can say that his explanation makes good sense. It explains many things for which we cannot otherwise account. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous. The Big Book, “The Doctor’s Opinion

Where does change come from?
Paul wondered if technicalities,
the law handed down to Moses
or word of mouth, the telling
of wonders seen and felt by
themselves or handed down through
reactions, experiences of others,
of people like them,
actually conveyed the truth.
Alcoholics Anonymous pioneers
saw little help in allergy theories
but of the doctor’s theories
their experience
verified truths for which
they could not otherwise account.

God, theories may be interesting
but your
work in our lives
is the proof
we can know.