Those caught in its grips ask a lot of questions. It asks us to look at ourselves, and it tests the limits of our faith. Perhaps it is not stated in those terms, but it is clearly evident. Spirituality is at the same time very clear and yet very obscure, it is always present and yet imperceptible. Sometimes it is taken for granted, yet without it, we are left with a hollow.
Spirituality is a paradox.
The AA Program echoes some similarities. The magnitude that one's spiritual life plays in the recovery from alcoholism is hard to measure. Yet without it, recovery is often no more than just putting the cork in the bottle with little lasting effect. There is no cure for alcoholism, but the disease is treatable. There is hope.