The Third Step Prayer
The Third Step Prayer
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 63
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 63
God, I offer myself to Thee-
God, I offer myself to Thee-
To build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt.
To build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt.
Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will.
Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will.
Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life.
Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life.
May I do Thy will always!
May I do Thy will always!
Amen
Amen
The Seventh Step Prayer
The Seventh Step Prayer
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 76
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 76
My Creator,
My Creator,
I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad.
I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad.
I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows.
I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows.
Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding.
Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding.
Amen
Amen
Reprinted from the book Alcoholics Anonymous (The Big Book) with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.