The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “ALL THE NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN YOU.” So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer. ~ Galatians 3:8-9 The Lockman Foundation. New American Standard Bible – NASB 1995 (Without Translators’ Notes) . The Lockman Foundation. Kindle Edition.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~We hope no one will consider these self-revealing accounts in bad taste. Our hope is that many alcoholic men and women, desperately in need, will see these pages, and we believe that it is only by fully disclosing ourselves and our problems that they will be persuaded to say, “Yes, I am one of them too; I must have this thing.” ~A.A. World Services Inc. Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition page 29. A.A. World Services, Inc.. Kindle Edition.

As it was true for Abraham the believer,
so it has proven true
for the pioneers
of Twelve-Step Recovery,
the early believers.
Like the legendary Merlyn lived backwards,
remembering the future and not the past,
so all these wise men,
these believers,
foresaw the greatness
of God’s future gift.

Thank you, God,
for your foresighted guidance,
for blessing us with faith,
with Recovery,
with your constant presence!