Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session on Step 12 AA, Joe discusses the transformative power of service and the importance of placing others’ welfare ahead of your own.

“Make it plain he’s under no obligation to you, that you hope only that he’ll try and help other alcoholics when he escapes his own difficulties. Why do I hope that for him? He may, but more importantly, what life he has will actually be lived. If you’ll just commit to serve and continue to serve, you’ll find out that you indeed are freer and freer and more empowered as you go.”

Joe emphasizes how helping others can lead to personal freedom and empowerment. By committing to serve, we discover that our own jour ...