HONESTY WITH NEWCOMERS

Daily reflections - DECEMBER 18

T'ell him exactly what happened to you. Stress the spiritual feature freely. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS, p. 93

The marvel of A.A. is that I tell only what happened to me. I don't waste time offering advice to potential newcomers, for if advice worked, nobody would get to A.A. All I have to do is show what has brought me sobriety and what has changed my life. If I fail to stress the spiritual feature of A.A.'s  program,  I  am  being  dishonest.  The  newcomer should not be given a false impression of sobriety. I am sober only through the grace of my Higher Power, and that makes it possible for me to share with others.