I opened a meeting tonight (Thanksgiving) at my homegroup. As the meeting began and I looked around a nearly empty room, compared to a regular Thursday night, a wave of gratitude and a new experience in humility came over me.

I sat and looked at the few people that showed up, people I knew well enough to understand probably had other things they could be doing at that moment with family, etc., and I was in awe. Here was a select group of drunks that put their lives on hold for our primary purpose: to carry the message to the still suffering alcoholic. Men and women that showed up when they had other things they could have be doing because someone might need their help tonight. You never know who will walk through that door - and eventhough we didn't have any new people come our way this evening. We were still there just in case.