Last night we took the kids out to the Devil's Backbone to look at stars. We had a great time but got back so late that I didn't do an evening review.

Last night I had two bad dreams. In one dream there were several young women and in the other I was drinking. When I woke up I had a resentment stewing with my wife so I realized that I needed to pray effectively. After prayer I felt that I needed some contemplative meditation. During my meditation in the place where I usually focus on the light their was a dark figure that materialized. The figure looked angelic but batlike with it's arms outstretched.

I prayed and prayed until the dark figure disappeared and God the figure of light replaced it. After this I went and prayed with my kids. When my wife brought up the thing I woke up resentful about I resisted getting angry and I strove to be loving and tolerant.

In looking back at this I see the following occurrences:
I didn't do inventory last night.
We went to a haunted place.
Yesterday i got to help a guy take his third step.
I had a resentment brewing that may have been the result or (or symbolized by) the dark presence.

Today I read about Josh Hamilton's relapse.

Tonight I got to go to a meeting. I almost didn't go. I almost went to the "popular" meeting. I went to my home group out of a sense of service. The meeting topic was strenuous work with other alcoholics.

After the meeting I was talking to some guys and we started talking about spiritual attacks. I shared about my dream. One of my peers mentioned that I should look at whether there was some inventory to be done or spiritual work missing.

Later a sponsee called and shared a spiritual attack that he had.

I am grateful for my sobriety today.

Thanks be to God.