Sharing and Caring - ESH

[MajestyJo]

God wants you to know that ... you haven’t opened all your gifts yet.

This reminds me of a story I heard many years ago in recovery. It was on the old site, but don't think I posted it on the new. I don't have it to copy, so hopefully I can remember it.

An old person, down in his/her luck, walked into what looked like an abandon's building. Downstairs, he found a room full of manure, and thought with all this chit around here, there must be something buried in here. Maybe there even may be a pony, so he got down on his knees, went through it all with his hands and could find nothing. He kept trying can't believing that there wasn't something there, it couldn't be all waste.

He got up and left the room. He saw some stone steps, and their were twelve of them. So he climbed the stairs and came to this room that was filled with Light, and in the room there were gifts of all shapes and sizes, all wrapped up in silver and gold.

He said, "Is there anyone here?" The voice answered and told him to come in. The voice says, they are gifts that people rejected because they were not willing to climb the 12 Steps. They are yours if you are willing to accept them. If you don't want them, because you don't think you are worthy, you can go back down the steps, be careful that you don't fall, and go back to the other room and play in all the chit that is there.

There are many gifts and blessing in recovery. Are we willing to use the Steps in order to receive them or do we prefer to rummage around in our own chit or that of others, without asking for help, not willing to do the work to achieve this priceless gift of recovery.