The Serenity Prayer
God, Grant me
the Serenity to accept,
the things I cannot change.
The Courage to change
the things I can,
And the Wisdom to
know the difference.
"3rd Step Prayer"
"God, I offer myself to Thee--to build with me and
to do with me as Thou wilt.
Relieve me of bondage of self, That I may 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.
May I do Thy will always!"
Alcoholics Anonymous"Big Book"
pg.63
6th Step prayer
"My Creator, 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.
Grant me the strength, as I go out from here,
to do your bidding.
Alcoholics Anonymous"Big Book"
pg. 76
God, here I am
and
here are all my troubles.
I've made a mess of things
and
can't do anything about it.
You take me,
and
all my troubles,
and
do anything you want with me.
Alcoholics Anonymous"Big Book"
pg. 504
Thank you, dear God, for another day;
The chance to live in a decent way;
To feel again the joy of living,
And happiness that comes from giving.
Thank you for friends who can understand
And the peace that flows from your loving hand.
Help me to wake to the morning sun
With the power, "Today Thy will be done,"
For with your help I will find the way.
The Eleventh Step Prayer
Many of us
know this prayer
as the
Prayer of St. Francis
This is my
Sponcer's favorite
prayer.
"Lord, make me a channel of thy Peace
That where there is Hatred,
I may bring Love
That where there is Wrong,
I may bring the spirit of Forgiveness
That where there is Discord,
I may bring Harmony
That where there is Error,
I may bring Truth
That where there is Doubt,
I may bring Faith
That where is Despair,
I may bring Hope
That where there are Shadows,
I may bring Light
That where there is Sadness,
I may bring Joy
Lord, grant that I may seek rather to Comfort than to beComforted
To Understand, than to be Understood
To Love, than to be Loved
For it is by Self-Forgetting that one Finds.
It is by Forgiving that one is Forgiven.
It is by dying that one awakens to Eternal Life."
AMEN
"Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions"
Pg. 99
God's Reasons
I don't know how to say it,
But somehow it seems to me
That maybe we are stationed,
Where God wants us to be;
That little place we're filling
Is the reason for our birth,
And just to do the work we do,
He sent us down to earth.
If God had wanted otherwise,
I reckon He'd have made
Each one of us a little different,
Of a worse or better grade;
And since God knows and understands
All things of land and sea,
I fancy that He placed us here,
Just where he wanted us to be.
Sometimes we get to thinking,
As our labors we review,
That we should like a higher place
With greater things to do;
But we come to the conclusion,
When the envying is stilled,
That the post to which God sent us
Is the post He wanted filled.
And there isn't any service we can
Scorn for it may be just the reason
God has allowed us to be born.
Author Unknown
A PRAYER
GOD, as I begin this day
Let me turn my thoughts to you,
And ask your help in guiding me
In everything I say and do.
Give me the patience that I need
To keep in mind
And with life's cares, I hope, Dear GOD,
Some happiness to find
Let me live but for today,
Not worrying what's ahead,
For I have trust that You will see
I get my daily bread
Give me courage to face life's trials
And not from troubles run,
Let me keep this thought in mind
"Thy WILL", not "MINE", be done
And if some wish I do not get
Though I have prayed to Thee,
Help me believe and understand
You know wha's best for me
I've failed You many times, I know
But when tonight I rest,
I hope I can kneel and say,
"Dear GOD, I've tried my best."
Return to
Lizzys Home
at Geocities
 |
