ASL Resource
From our friends at the Center for Deaf Adults in Anchorage Alaska, attached is a copy of the ASL Serenity Prayer. With gratitude.
To carry the message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
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For some people walking into AA, this isn’t a minor question. It’s the question. Maybe you’re religious. Maybe you’re spiritual but not religious. Maybe you’re agnostic, atheist, angry with God, suspicious of organized religion, or simply not interested. Then somebody hands you…
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Fifth Edition of the Big Book Coming February 2027
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