In recovery it is important to practice all three sides of our AA triangle – the Three Legacies: Recovery, Unity and Service.
Bill W. writes:
“Our Twelfth Step, carrying the message, is the basic service that the AA Fellowship gives; . . . AA is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven’t been given the truth may die.”
Excerpt from The AA Service Manual and The Twelve Concepts of World Service
Service takes many forms – helping with the meeting, making a 12-Step call, literature, good publicity, representing your home group as the GSR, and so on. Alcoholics Anonymous has a lot more to offer than most people realize and getting involved in General Service can be an invaluable enhancement to our sobriety. To actually witness and take part in the business of AA helps us to understand the incredible scope of AA around the country and around the world.
