Stick with the Winners!
Who Were They?
Anne Ripley Smith (Dr.
Bob’s wife] – called the “Mother of A.A.”-- Was a Winner
Dick B.
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Anne Ripley
Smith was Dr. Bob’s wife. She welcomed alcoholics into the Smith home in Akron.
She loved them, fed them, counseled them, read the Bible to them, was their
nurse, evangelist, housekeeper, and cook.
Her
contributions to early Akron A.A.’s Christian Fellowship were many and touched
the lives of newcomers and their wives in a needed way. She kept a journal from
1933-1939 and made special use of it each morning at the Quiet Time she led
each morning for AAs and their families. Page references are to Anne Smith’s Journal 1933-1939, 3rd
ed.
Here are
some key statements Anne read to them and invited them to discuss:
Familiar to
many is this language about the unmanageable life: “What do you do when you
pray? O, Lord manage me, for I cannot manage myself,” page 20.
“Paul speaks
of a wish toward good, but power to carry it out is lacking. A stronger power
than his was needed. God provided the power through Christ, so that we could
find a new kind of relationship with God. Christ gives the power, we appropriate
it.” page 22.
“Test your
thoughts. . . . Check your thoughts by the four standards of Christ,” page 32.
“Principles
of Sharing. All sharing must be under guidance. You do not tell everybody
everything every time but you are ready to tell anybody anything at any time under
guidance,” page 37.
“Have you a
Christ that can rid you of your sins and send you on your way rejoicing?” page
43.
“Bible study and reading: “Let all your
reading be guided. . . . Of course, the Bible ought to be the main Source
Book of all. No day ought to pass without reading it,” page 60.
“We do not
go into the quiet time to get guidance but to realize a Presence and the
mighty love of God.,” page 66.
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