I've heard them called "God Shots." Those moments in the room when a Higher Power -- yours, mine or theirs -- acts to provide exactly what is needed at that moment. It's amazing to experience and to witness.
Shortly before I went into a meeting the other day a man I have known since I came back into the rooms came over and sat down. He just wanted my take on his reaction to an incident that had happened a week ago and that he was still carrying a resentment about. I know he has counseled with his sponsor on it. I know the circumstances and he was indeed treated badly. I also know that he got good advice on how to handle it. And despite everything he was still feeling the burn of the resentment and was scared that his old behaviors might start surfacing because of it.
There wasn't anything I could say to him beyond echoing what I know his sponsor had told him and together we walked in to the meeting.
The God Shot? The speaker scheduled for that meeting had unexpectedly canceled and another man and his wife had been asked to share the task of speaking at the meeting literally three minutes before the meeting was to start. When the guy started speaking, his story quickly turned to his handling of a resentment shortly after coming back into the rooms. The resentment he had dealt with was much a more serious, life changing event that had deeply effected his personal and recovery life.
As he described how he had worked through the resentment and put it aside by following the suggestions of his sponsor he said nothing that wasn't what had already been said to my friend. The God Shot was God speaking through this guy telling us "Don't give up. Turn to Me and let me work my miracles in you." As he was speaking I glanced toward my friend and prayed that he was hearing the same message I was. I think he did.
I know I heard and witnessed a special moment. A moment not unlike a lot of others I have seen. My God doesn't tend to talk to me in an ethereal voice from the heavens. He tends to prefer to speak to me with the voices of others who are sharing this path. For that I am grateful.
Until next time...
