09/24/2026
We were at it again at The Hope Gathering last night!
I brought up something that I havent been able to shake. Matthew, Jamey and I were looking for a meeting on a random Thursday night and we chose one at Central Office. It was a Big Book meeting and the reading was the Foreword to the Second Edition. Here is what I can't shake - In the Foreword to the Second Edition of the Big Book, Bill wrote that “among alcoholics who came to A.A. and really tried, half got sober right away and stayed that way, another quarter got sober after some relapses, and most of the rest who stuck around showed real improvement." If I am reading that correctly the sobriety rates for the first 15 years of AA was at least 75%!!!!!!!!! So why, in 2026 is it 10%????? How about if we get back to basics - Trust God, Clean House, Help Others.
See ya next week at 6:30pm at our new location at 1480 Zeller Rd., 43227. Transportation provide 614-245-5233 (if youre in a program)