Compare the similarities between the iconic AA print [taken from a painting] and the Gospel of John (11:44).

The Man on the Bed, (circa 1956)
[Image courtesy of G.S.O. of A.A.]
Isn’t it the case that addicts are ‘bound’ by addiction? A member of the fellowship once said to me: “Kevin, you may not have been to prison, but you have probably been a prisoner of your mind”. It’s good that we hear such things, from time-to-time; and you know, all people are imprisoned by their mind, at one time or another. We are told that Jesus was emotional and ‘wept’ at the news of his friends’ death (Jn 11:35). How fortunate to have an empathetic friend in Jesus? Of course, we are not Jesus and we know that we can “carry the message but not the alcoholic”.
What a great witness we have in Bill and Bob’s meeting with Bill D; they went as a pair just as Jesus’ disciples were sent, in pairs (Mk 6:7 and Lk 10:1). Addiction is powerful, more so than a single person. The two sober men have an asset that cannot be gained by any study other than the ‘school-of-hard-knocks’ they have their story, which the addict can take or leave. They are not there to cram anything down the suffering addict’s throat, they have a simple message of recovery and a sober outlook. Bill W and Bob S are walking-the-walk, and Bill D followed suit. In that iconic image The Man on the Bed, the third man is half up;

“Untie him and let him go.” [Clipart courtesy of FCIT]
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