Position of Neutrality: Seeing the Effects of Faith Instead of Alcohol in Step 2 AA The Transformative Power of Belief and Facts

Position of Neutrality by Joe McDonald

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Join Wayne Giles 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 Step 2 AA session, Wayne discusses how the practical individual of today often demands facts and results before accepting any theory. Yet, as the Big Book points out, even in the 20th century, people readily accept theories about electricity—things they can’t see but believe because they see the effects.

“We see the effects produced by alcohol. Just for myself, you couldn’t have caught me four years ago standing in front of a room of people reading through something. I didn’t feel like I deserved it or was good enough. That’s an effect that God produces in my life—a hundred percent.”

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