At this morning's meditation meeting we talked about several things - one of them being hope. I mentioned that when I first came to AA I had no hope, and that it came later. Others in attendance understood what I was talking about and agreed that they were the same way when they came into the fellowship.
Hope is a necessary component in recovery. That is the essence of step two. After we have admitted that we are helpless and hopeless in step one we must somehow move into hope before we can make any progress. Hope is not easy in the beginning, but when it comes it gives us a foundation to build on.
