From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... pray.
12&12 p.104,
Step Eleven
Such prayers, of course, are fundamentally good acts, but often they are based upon a supposition that we know
God's will for the person for whom we pray.
2.
... pray.
12&12 p.105,
Step Eleven
3.
... pray.
BB xxxii(xxx),
The Doctor's Opinion
I earnestly advise every alcoholic to read this book through, and though perhaps he came to scoff, he may remain to pray.
4.
... pray about
it, having the other one's ...
BB p.82,
Into Action
5.
... pray for
myself, except as my requests ...
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
6.
... pray for
our own selfish ends.
BB p.87,
Into Action
7.
... pray for
the right ideal, for guidance ...
BB p.70,
How It Works
To sum up about sex: We earnestly pray for the right ideal, for guidance in each questionable situation, for sanity, and
for the strength to do the right thing.
8.
... pray for
these specific things.
12&12 p.104,
Step Eleven
We say to ourselves, "This
one ought to be cured of his fatal malady," or "That one ought to be relieved of his
emotional pain," and we
pray for these specific things.
9.
... pray only
with the greatest exertion of ...
12&12 p.105,
Step Eleven
All of us, without exception, pass through times when we can
pray only with the greatest exertion of will.
10.
... pray that
God's will, whatever it is, ...
12&12 p.104,
Step Eleven
It is A.A.'s experience
that particularly in these cases we ought to pray that God's will, whatever it is, be done for others as well as for ourselves.
11.
... pray that
you now remove from me ...
BB p.76,
Into Action
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.
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