As to two of you men, whose stories I have heard, there is no doubt in my mind that you were 100% hopeless, apart from divine help.

The great alternative is that with Divine Help I am 100% hope full. That means that I can have the same outlook in life that I would have had if my condition had never happened.

Tonight at the meeting we read the story Gratitude In Action. There were some very synchronous moments for several people in the room. Martinez who is the speaker for tomorrow's Birthday Celebration read:
I believe it would be good to tell the story of my life...

In the middle of the story a paragraph started with:
On Easter weekend 1944...
This weekend is Easter weekend.

The story spoke of starting a new meeting.
The story told of how important geting the Big Book was for him.
The story told of not having much work but of getting work through the fellowship.

The rotation of reading ended on me. I got to read the following:
Today I have found again the home I left and the woman I married when she was still so young. We have two more children and they think there dad is an important man. I have all these wonderful things-people who mean more to me than anything in the world. I shall keep all that, and I won't have to drink, if I remember one simple thing: to keep my hand in the hand of God.

AMEN!