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... bring.
12&12
Step Eleven, p.102
Perhaps we think of our day's work and the chances it may afford us to be
useful and helpful, or of
some special problem that
it may bring.
2.
... bring.
12&12
Step Twelve, p.110
We sit in A.A. meetings and listen, not only
to receive something ourselves, but to give the reassurance and support
which our presence can bring.
3.
... bring.
12&12
Tradition Three, p.142
We are much more afraid of what people might say than the trouble this strange alcoholic might
bring.
4.
... bring a
wide range of business and ...
12&12
Tradition Eight (Note), p.169
(*) The work of present-day staff members has no counterpart among the job categories of commercial organizations. These A.A.'s
bring a wide range of business and professional experience to their service at The General Service Office.
5.
... bring about
recovery from alcoholism has manifested ...
BB
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience, p.567
The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening" are
used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism
has manifested itself among us in many different forms.
6.
... bring about
still more harm in so ...
BB
How It Works, p.69
We must be willing to make amends where we have done harm, provided that we do not bring
about still more harm in so doing.
7.
... bring anyone
else into this?"
12&12
Step Five, p.59
8.
... bring continuous
or recurring trouble.
12&12
Step Four, p.52
To take inventory in this
respect we ought to consider carefully all personal relationships
which bring continuous or
recurring trouble.
9.
... bring faith
-- that where there is despair, ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.99
"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 there is despair, I may bring hope -- that where there are shadows, I may bring light -- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
10.
... bring former
mistakes, no matter how grievous, ...
BB
The Family Afterward, p.124
We think each family which has been relieved owes something to those who have
not, and when the occasion requires, each member of it should be only too willing to bring former mistakes, no matter how grievous, out of their hiding places.
11.
... bring harmony
-- that where there is error, ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.99
"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 there is despair, I may bring hope -- that where there are shadows, I may bring light -- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
12.
... bring him
into contact with some of ...
BB
To Employers, p.138
13.
... bring hope
-- that where there are shadows, ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.99
"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 there is despair, I may bring hope -- that where there are shadows, I may bring light -- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
14.
... bring into
our consciousness with sufficient force ...
BB
There Is A Solution, p.24
We are unable, at certain
times, to bring into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering and
humiliation of even a week or a month ago.
15.
... bring it
in my pockets, but they ...
BB
Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.176
16.
... bring it
into agreement with God's intention ...
12&12
Step Three, p.40
We had tried to bombard our
problems with it instead
of attempting to bring it
into agreement with God's intention for us.
17.
... bring joy.
12&12
Step Eleven, p.99
"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 there is despair, I may bring hope -- that where there are shadows, I may bring light -- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
18.
... bring light
-- that where there is sadness, ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.99
"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 there is despair, I may bring hope -- that where there are shadows, I may bring light -- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
19.
... bring love,
forgiveness, harmony, truth, faith, hope, ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.101
Then he asked for the grace to
bring love, forgiveness, harmony, truth, faith, hope, light, and joy to every human being he could.
20.
... bring love
-- that where there is wrong, ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.99
"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 there is despair, I may bring hope -- that where there are shadows, I may bring light -- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
21.
... bring much
relief and benefit.
12&12
Step Eleven, p.98
22.
... bring myself
to feel that I had ...
BB
The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxxi
I talked with him for some time, but was not able to bring myself to feel that I had known him before.
23.
... bring new
hope and new courage to ...
BB
The Family Afterward, p.132
He may bring new hope and new courage to many a priest, minister, or rabbi, who gives his all to minister to our troubled world.
24.
... bring new
purpose and devotion to the ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.112
25.
... bring new
vision, action, and grace to ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.98
As we have seen, self-searching is the means by
which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures.
26.
... bring on!
BB
We Agnostics, p.54
27.
... bring recovery
to, the newcomer in no ...
12&12
Tradition Five, pp.150-151
The unique ability of each A.A. to identify himself with, and
bring recovery to, the newcomer in no way depends upon his learning, eloquence, or on any special individual skills.
28.
... bring recovery
to the newcomer is a ...
12&12
Contents (Tradition Five), p.10
The ability of each A.A. to identify himself with and bring recovery to the newcomer is
a gift from God... passing on this gift to others is our one aim.
29.
... bring sobriety
within reach of all who ...
12&12
Contents (Tradition Nine), p.12
30.
... bring sobriety
within reach of all who ...
12&12
Tradition Nine, p.175
Just as the aim of each A.A. member is personal sobriety, the aim of our services is to bring sobriety within reach of all who want it.
31.
... bring still
more suffering to his family ...
BB
A Vision For You, p.155
Why, he argued, should he lose the remainder of his business, only to bring still more suffering to his family by
foolishly admitting
his plight to people from
whom he made his livelihood?
32.
... bring the
man's family into a spiritual ...
BB
A Vision For You, p.159
They experienced a few distressing failures,
but in those cases they made an effort to bring the man's family into a spiritual way of living, thus relieving much worry and suffering.
33.
... bring the
much-desired result.
12&12
Step Three, p.40
34.
... bring the
same spirit of love and ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.111
Can we bring the same spirit of love and tolerance into our sometimes deranged family lives that we bring to our A.A. group?
35.
... bring the
spirit of forgiveness -- that where ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.99
"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 there is despair, I may bring hope -- that where there are shadows, I may bring light -- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
36.
... bring their
problems.
BB
A Vision For You, p.160
Aside from fellowship and
sociability, the prime
object was to provide a time and place where new people might bring their problems.
37.
... bring them
back instantly!
BB
The Family Afterward, p.123
38.
... bring to
it.
BB
Working With Others, p.102
Think of what you can bring to
it.
39.
... bring to
our A.A. group?
12&12
Step Twelve, pp.111-112
Can we bring the same spirit of love and tolerance into our sometimes deranged family lives that we bring to our A.A. group?
40.
... bring to
the task our combined experience ...
BB
There Is A Solution, p.19
41.
... bring truth
-- that where there is doubt, ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.99
"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 there is despair, I may bring hope -- that where there are shadows, I may bring light -- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
42.
... bring up
the subject himself.
BB
To Wives, p.111
43.
... bring us
punishment anyway.
12&12
Step Six, p.66
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