*~*^Just For Today!^*~*
"The year 1944 brought a vital development. In New York City a few literary and newsminded A.A.'s began to issue a monthly publication. They called their magazine the Grapevine. It was by no means the first local A.A. bulletin or magazine. The Cleveland Central Bulletin, the Los Angeles Eye-Opener, and several others had preceded it. But the Grapevine caught on nationally.
"After the first few months
it encountered a strange kind of difficulty. It turned out that the FBI for a
long time had published a [news]sheet called the Grapevine devoted
to keeping FBI men up to date. Things were finally ironed out when we began to
call our monthly magazine the A.A. Grapevine. With this minor difficulty
overcome, our Grapevine grew and grew."
2001 AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics
Anonymous Comes of Age, pgs. 201-02
Meditation for the Day
I will be more afraid of spirit-unrest, of soul-disturbance, of
any ruffling of the mind, than of earthquake or fire. When I feel the calm of my
spirit has been broken by emotional upset, then I must steal away alone with
God, until my heart sings and all is strong and calm again. Uncalm times are the
only times when evil can find an entrance. I win beware of unguarded spots of
unrest. I will try to keep calm, no matter what turmoil surrounds me.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that
no emotional upsets will hinder God's power in my life. I pray that I may keep a
calm spirit and a steady heart.
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