From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... grace.
12&12 p.98,
Step Eleven
We all need the light of God's reality, the nourishment of His strength, and the atmosphere of His grace.
2.
... grace by
which such a deadly obsession ...
12&12 p.76,
Step Seven
If that degree of humility could enable us to
find the grace by which such a deadly obsession could be banished, then there must be
hope of the same result respecting any other problem we could possibly
have.
3.
... grace by
which we may carry it ...
12&12 p.102,
Step Eleven
We ask simply that throughout the day God place in us the best understanding of
His will that we can have for that day, and that we be given the
grace by which we may carry
it out.
4.
... grace has
nevertheless flourished.
12&12 p.177,
Tradition Ten
That is the spiritual climate in which A.A. was born, and by God's grace has nevertheless flourished.
5.
... grace in
his own religion that would ...
12&12 p.153,
Tradition Five
Finally, he saw that I
wasn't attempting to change his religious views, that I wanted him to find the grace in his own religion that would aid his recovery.
6.
... grace of
God.
12&12 p.66,
Step Six
7.
... grace of
God.
12&12 p.69,
Step Six
8.
... grace of
God.
12&12 p.125,
Step Twelve
9.
... grace of
God and that any success ...
12&12 p.92,
Step Ten
As an insurance against "big-shot-ism" we can often check ourselves by remembering that we are today sober only by the grace of God and that any success we may be having is
far more His success than ours.
10.
... grace of
God can do for us ...
12&12 p.76,
Step Seven
11.
... grace of
God can enter them and ...
12&12 p.64,
Step Six
As they are humbled by the terrific beating administered by alcohol, the grace of God can enter them and expel their obsession.
12.
... grace of
God could enter us and ...
12&12 p.32,
Step Two
The fact was we really
hadn't cleaned house so
that the grace of God could enter us and expel the obsession.
13.
... grace of
God, has brought us to ...
12&12 p.146,
Tradition Four
These very deviations created a vast process of trial and error which, under the grace of God, has brought us to where we stand
today.
14.
... grace of
God; His gift to us ...
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; our world arteries would no longer carry the life-giving grace of God; His gift to us would be spent aimlessly.
15.
... grace of
God, there would have been ...
BB p.25,
There Is A Solution
16.
... grace of
God which can sustain and ...
12&12 p.113,
Step Twelve
Well, we surely have a chance if we switch from "two-stepping" to "twelve-stepping," if we are
willing to receive that
grace of God which can sustain and strengthen
us in any catastrophe.
17.
... grace of
God will not enter to ...
12&12 p.57,
Step Five
It seems plain that the
grace of God will not enter to expel our destructive obsessions until we are willing to try this.
18.
... grace of
this prayer surrounds us.
12&12 p.100,
Step Eleven
As though lying upon a sunlit beach, let us relax and breathe deeply of the spiritual atmosphere with which the grace of this prayer surrounds us.
19.
... grace to
bear upon the dark and ...
12&12 p.98,
Step Eleven
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.
20.
... grace to
bring love, forgiveness, harmony, truth, ...
12&12 p.101,
Step Eleven
Then he asked for the grace
to bring love, forgiveness, harmony,
truth, faith, hope, light, and joy to every human being he could.
21.
... grace to
restore us to sanity.
12&12 p.32,
Step Two
Therefore we remained
self-deceived, and so incapable of receiving
enough grace to restore us to sanity.
22.
... grace, to
take these troubles in stride ...
12&12 p.114,
Step Twelve
Our basic troubles are
the same as everyone else's, but when an honest effort is made "to practice these principles in all our affairs," well-grounded A.A.'s seem to have the ability, by
God's grace, to take these troubles in stride and turn them into demonstrations of faith.
23.
... grace, wisdom,
and love.
12&12 p.101,
Step Eleven
But its object is always the same: to improve our conscious contact with God, with His
grace, wisdom, and love.
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