2026-08-23-AA Morning Snippet2026-08-23-AA Morning Snippet
AA Morning Snippets
Alyssa leads a brief AA-themed morning session with prayer and readings on family relationships and lost faith, offering a calm start to a sober Sunday. The focus stays on applying AA principles at home, reconnecting with spirituality, and asking for daily help to remain sober.
2:26•23 Aug 2026
Starting Sunday Sober: Prayer, Family, and Lost Faith in AA
Episode Overview
- Begin the day with a moment of silence for suffering and recovering alcoholics and their loved ones.
- Use the Serenity Prayer as a grounding tool to accept what can’t be changed and act on what can.
- Apply the same love, tolerance, and courtesy shown in AA to family relationships to foster harmony.
- Recognise how alcohol can strip away illusions of success and prompt a search for lost faith.
- End the morning with the Lord’s Prayer and a simple request for help to stay sober today.
“Finally, when all our scorecards read zero, and we saw that one more strike would put us out of the game forever, we had to look for our lost faith.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This short AA Morning Snippet centres on starting the day grounded in prayer, reflection, and a reminder that no-one has to face alcoholism alone.
Hosted by Alyssa, who openly introduces herself as "an alcoholic," the episode begins with a moment of silence for "the suffering and recovering Alcoholics and the loved ones inside and out of the rooms." From there, you'll hear the familiar rhythm of the Serenity Prayer, setting a calm, purposeful tone for the rest of the session. The first reading from Daily Reflections, titled "Bringing the Message Home," focuses on how recovery principles apply within family life.
The passage asks whether "we bring the same spirit of love and tolerance into our sometimes deranged family lives that we bring to our AA group," and points out that family members are affected by the alcoholic’s disease. Alyssa shares the idea that loving and accepting family as they are, along with basic courtesy and respect for boundaries, can restore "love, tolerance, and harmony" beyond the meeting rooms.
A second reading from *As Bill Sees It*, "Looking for Lost Faith," touches on those who drifted from childhood faith as material success seemed to stack up. The words describe how alcohol eventually wipes the scorecard clean: "Finally, when all our scorecards read zero... we had to look for our lost faith. It was in AA that we rediscovered it." This gives a spiritual nudge to anyone feeling empty or disconnected.
The snippet closes with the Lord’s Prayer, classic AA slogans like "Keep coming back. It works if you work it," and a simple daily request: "Dear God, please help me stay sober today." If you’re looking for a brief, structured start to a sober day with prayer, AA literature, and a gentle reminder of faith and family, this snippet might be just the morning check-in you need.
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