![]() Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. God, I offer myself to thee-to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Prayers from the Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous) 3rd Step Prayer-page 63 Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. It is by dying that one awakens to Eternal Life. Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comfortedįor it is by self-forgetting that one finds. That where there is sadness, I may bring joy. That where there are shadows, I may bring light That where there is despair, I may bring hope That where there is doubt, I may bring faith That where there is error, I may bring truth That where there is discord, I may bring harmony That where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness That where there is hatred, I may bring love (from the AA Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Book, page 99) – for an interesting treatise on the history of the Serenity Prayer see. That I may be reasonably happy in this lifeĪnd supremely happy with Him forever in the next. What many of us don’t realize is that the Serenity Prayer was written by theologian, Reinhold Niebuhr, and has additional verses as follow:Īccepting hardships as the pathway to peace We are all together now, reaching out our hands for power and strength greater than ours, and as we join hands, we find love and understanding beyond our wildest dreams. No longer is there a sense of hopelessness, no longer must we each depend upon our own unsteady willpower. I put my hand in yours, and together we can do what we could never do alone. ![]() The OA Promise (also known as Rozanne’s Prayer and the Unity Prayer): If you have a favorite prayer that’s helped you in recovery, please use the comments section at the end of this article to share it with your fellow OAers. Scroll down for a listing of prayers that compulsive overeaters and other addicts use on a daily basis to support their recovery. An extensive body of prayers are available to support OA members spiritual development, some originating in our Tradition, others from AA and other 12 Step programs and some have been passed down through the ages. We often pray to start and close our meetings. We are advised to pray throughout the day as a means of finding and maintaining our abstinence. Getting and staying in touch with our Higher Power is a key element for our success in OA. ![]()
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