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So good evening, everybody, and welcome to our third installment of expanding God's

consciousness.

And what I really want you to get is I am foremost and confident of being an alcoholic, who by the grace of God, has been separated me from alcohol since December 23rd, 1972. I belong to a group. The group is called Agape, and it's a meditation meeting.

My name is John, and I just want to throw in. I do have a sponsor. I've had the same sponsor for

50 years, actually, to follow that 12 stepney. At the right young age of 23 is still my sponsor and it turns out to be a lifelong,

it's more than a friend. It's a kindren spirit. Him and I share a lot of laughs together,

tease each other, and at the same time it's evident that we have love for each other.

So I've been praying this week and thinking about the workshop, and I want to say this to

you.

This may sound kind of weird, but I do want to say this to you because it's important if you

understand. You know, what I do want to say this to you because it's important if you understand.

You know, what authority do I have to lead a workshop on God consciousness?

You know, simply, I want you to know that I'm a wounded drunk.

And I'm willing to travel a daily spiritual journey called life, asking and perhaps begging for a healing.

And it's still necessary for me to do that to explore this idea of freedom.

I don't want to leave you with the opinion and I'm an authority, because that would be misleading. I don't want to leave you with the opinion and I'm an authority because that would be misleading.

I don't want to leave you thinking that I have everything under control.

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