Miracle: An action or event that apparently contradicts known scientific laws and is hence thought to be due to supernatural causes, especially to an act of God.
I don't know. I think this is an overused word in The Fellowship. I don't think my recovery is a miracle, to be honest with you. I think that the fact that I do any work to try to stay sober is the miracle. I think the miracle occurred when I decided to do something about my drinking and starting getting in my car and driving to meetings. Picking up the phone to call another guy in recovery is an action contradicting known scientific laws.
This is not meant to imply that I don't give God a lot of credit for pointing me in the right direction. This Program is indeed miraculous. The fact that I am staying sober one day at a time is not. It's the result of a lot of diligent hard work done on a daily basis, rain or shine, whether I want to do the work or not. God showed me the way and then told me to get moving. To the best of my knowledge God has never driven me to a meeting or set my alarm clock for half an hour before I want to get up so that I can have a quiet time.
Ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration.
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