Cling to the thought that, in God’s hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have

AA Big Book, pg 124: Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the very thing which makes life seem so worth while to us now. Cling to the thought that, in God’s hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have – the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them.”