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Oh, with a lot of applause, I can hard to wait to hear what I've got to say.

Good morning, good evening, or whatever it is.

I'm not sure.

I've only been here in three days.

And maybe I'll catch up somewhere down the line.

My name is Searcy, and I'm an alcoholic.

By the grace of God and your help,

and Al-Anon, Al-A-Ton, Al-A-Tot, Al-A-Tor, and in-between,

I have not had a drink since May 10, 1946. The only reason I mentioned the length of my sobriety is because I'm down proud of it.

That's the reason I mentioned.

If we're not glad to have whatever we've got in sobriety, why we don't deserve it.

If we're not grateful for every minute and every hour in sobriety that we've got in sobriety, we don't deserve it. If we're not grateful for every minute and every hour of sobriety that we've been given by the grace of God, we don't deserve it.

But I am my boat loaded with gratitude to all of you people who've stayed the course

and are here sober today and thank God for you. You know, repetition

confirms and strengthened habit and faith comes naturally. I've been talking ever since I got here.

And this is the first time I've had baptismal services in a Lutheran church.

But I'm a recovering Baptist, you know.

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