Omissions

Some people tell me, “I haven’t done anything all that bad.”  Oh!  Well  have you done anything all that good? A person goes to a recovery meeting and says they did something good.  Skipping the meeting, in their program would be bad.  OK.  So far.  But then did they try to be helpful to another person in the room?  Did they do any service in the meeting, taking some responsibility for the meeting, the whole apparatus of the program?  Saying you are powerless over alcohol isn’t going to get you very far.  Lots of people die, knowing exactly that, and not much more.  Lots of people get baptized and think they have arrived.  They are members of the right church.  Nothing more?  They will live a life of many omissions but not notice them.  Knowing our omissions can be a step in wanting to be better.  And if you don’t know how to be better, ask someone who is.  How will you know?  They will be more obviously active, putting in time, talent and service.