Donna J reads pages 58:1 & 2, “Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault; they seem to have been born that way. They are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty. Their chances are less than average. There are those, too, who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders, but many of them do recover if they have the capacity to be honest.”

Donna J reads, PG 56-57: “Thus was our friend’s cornerstone fixed in place. No later vicissitude has shaken it. His alcoholic problem was taken away. That very night, years ago, it disappeared. Save for a few brief moments of temptation the thought of drink has never returned; and at such times a great revulsion has risen up in him. Seemingly he could not drink even if he would. God had restored his sanity.”

Thierry F. reads page 56:4, “This man recounts that he tumbled out of bed to his knees. In a few seconds he was overwhelmed by a conviction of the Presence of God. It poured over and through him with the certainty and majesty of a great tide at flood. The barriers he had built through the years were swept away. He stood in the Presence of Infinite Power and Love. He had stepped from bridge to shore. For the first time, he lived in conscious companionship with his Creator.”

Thierry reads, PG56: “One night, when confined in a hospital, he was approached by an alcoholic who had known a spiritualexperience. Our friend’s gorge rose as he bitterlycried out: “If there is a God, He certainly hasn’t doneanything for me!’’ But later, alone in his room, heasked himself this question: “Is it possible that all thereligious people I have known are wrong?’’ Whilepondering the answer he felt as though he lived inhell. Then, like a thunderbolt, a great thought came.It crowded out all else:“Who are you to say there is no God?’”