11-01-2014, 02:53 PM
Hello.
I am not sure who told you that you had to turn to God for help in a GA meeting, or whether you made that assumption yourself, but you are completely mistaken. It is, however, an easy excuse to make not to go to a meeting and often a common one.
I am not religious and thankfully nor is GA, otherwise I would not have stuck around. I am also thankful that I didn't allow similar cloudy judgement get in my way otherwise there would have been no hope for me.
The only time God is regularly spoken of in a meeting is at the end (just like most Fellowships) when the Serenity prayer is read out. Those who don't believe merely omit the word God or just don't speak at all. Simple.
Big Dave (Eastcote/Uxbridge)
I am not sure who told you that you had to turn to God for help in a GA meeting, or whether you made that assumption yourself, but you are completely mistaken. It is, however, an easy excuse to make not to go to a meeting and often a common one.
I am not religious and thankfully nor is GA, otherwise I would not have stuck around. I am also thankful that I didn't allow similar cloudy judgement get in my way otherwise there would have been no hope for me.
The only time God is regularly spoken of in a meeting is at the end (just like most Fellowships) when the Serenity prayer is read out. Those who don't believe merely omit the word God or just don't speak at all. Simple.
Big Dave (Eastcote/Uxbridge)