From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... humbly asked
God to remove our shortcomings ...
12&12 p.108,
Step Twelve
Then, in Step Seven, we humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings such as He
could or would under the conditions of the day we asked.
2.
"Humbly asked
Him to remove our shortcomings."
12&12 p.70,
Step Seven
3.
... "Humbly asked
Him to remove our shortcomings."
12&12 p.75,
Step Seven
It marked the time when we
could commence to see the
full implication of Step Seven: "Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings."
4.
... Humbly asked
Him to remove our shortcomings.
BB p.59,
How It Works
5.
... humbly grateful
and exert ourselves the more ...
12&12 p.124,
Step Twelve
When by devoted service
to family, friends, business, or community
we attract widespread
affection and are sometimes singled out for posts of greater responsibility and trust, we try to be humbly grateful and exert ourselves the more in a spirit of love and service.
6.
... humbly made,
an effect, sometimes a very ...
BB p.63,
How It Works
This was only a beginning, though if honestly and
humbly made, an effect, sometimes a very great one, was felt at once.
7.
... humbly offered
himself to his Maker -- then ...
BB p.57,
We Agnostics
8.
... humbly offered
myself to God, as I ...
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
9.
... humbly rely
on Him, does He enable ...
BB p.68,
How It Works
Just to the extent that we
do as we think He would have us, and humbly rely on Him, does He enable us to match calamity with serenity.
10.
... humbly saying
to ourselves many times each ...
BB p.88,
Into Action
We constantly remind
ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day "Thy will be done."
11.
... humbly under
the grace of God.
12&12 p.125,
Step Twelve
12.
... humbly willing
to apply the lessons it ...
12&12 p.149,
Tradition Four
Moreover, it had performed a great service for Alcoholics
Anonymous, because it
had been humbly willing to
apply the lessons it learned.
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