Belonging

Someone might drink in order to feel a sense of belonging.  They find that the drink has become addictive and they still feel a lack of belonging.  Then they stop drinking with the help of a Spiritual Power, God, and the foxhole prayers that got them started.  They say they are on a spiritual path of prayer and acting better in public.  But they still don’t feel a sense of belonging.  That is why there are “programs” of sobriety that include group.  You join a group and get to know and be known.  Maybe there are weekends of spiritual growth together.  You can belong to God, but it is nice to feel a sense of belonging to something you can see in human form.