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AA Morning Snippets
Alyssa offers a brief morning mix of AA prayers and readings focused on spiritual experience, humility, and daily commitment to sobriety. The episode centres on trusting a higher power, working the steps, and starting the day grounded in recovery principles.
3:00•24 Aug 2026
A Short Morning Boost of Prayer, Humility, and AA Wisdom
Episode Overview
- Start the day with a moment of silence and prayer for alcoholics and their loved ones.
- Use the Serenity Prayer to focus on acceptance, courage, and wisdom.
- Recognise that spiritual experiences may be deeply felt even if their "why" and "how" remain unclear.
- Aim for progress in humility rather than perfection, accepting human limitations.
- Shift from self-determined objectives towards a God-centred purpose by working the steps and helping others.
“I had a profound spiritual experience during an open aa meeting, which led me to blurt out, I'm an alcoholic! I have not had a drink since that day.”
The heart of the snippet focuses on a reading from *Daily Reflections* titled "A riddle that works." Alyssa shares the AA text about spiritual experiences that are deeply felt but hard to explain: "I know the feeling it gave me and the results it has brought, but I realize I may never fully understand its deeper why and how." This flows into a powerful story of someone who "had a profound spiritual experience during an open AA meeting, which led me to blurt out, 'I'm an alcoholic!'" and who hasn’t had a drink since that day.
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This short AA Morning Snippets instalment offers a gentle, structured start to the day that’s all about prayer, reflection, and practical spiritual growth. Hosted by Alyssa, who introduces herself simply and honestly as "an alcoholic," the episode opens with a moment of silence for suffering and recovering alcoholics and their loved ones. From there, you’ll hear the Serenity Prayer, grounding you in the classic AA mindset of acceptance, courage, and wisdom.
You’ll hear themes of trusting a power greater than oneself, working the steps, practising AA principles, and helping others as steady guides towards "deep and mature spirituality." The reading from *As Bill Sees It* reminds listeners that "there could be no absolute humility for us humans," stressing progress over perfection.
A passage from *Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions* challenges the tendency to aim for a "self-determined objective" rather than "the perfect objective, which is of God." The episode closes with the Lord’s Prayer, the familiar AA encouragement "Keep coming back. It works if you work it," and a simple daily request: "Dear God, please help me stay sober today.
Amen." It’s a brief but focused boost for anyone wanting to start the day aligned with recovery—how might a short moment of prayer change the tone of your day?
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