From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
RESTORE occurs
6 times
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Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... restore ourselves
to sanity, some Higher Power ...
12&12 p.107,
Step Twelve
In
Step Two we saw that since
we could not
restore ourselves to
sanity, some
Higher Power must necessarily do so if we were to
survive.
2.
... restore us
to sanity."
12&12 p.25,
Step Two
"
Came to
believe that a
Power greater than ourselves
could
restore us to
sanity."
3.
... restore us
to sanity.
12&12 p.32,
Step Two
4.
... restore us
to sanity.
12&12 p.76,
Step Seven
It is really saying to us that we now ought to be
willing to
try humility in
seeking the
removal of our other
shortcomings just as we did when we
admitted that we were
powerless over
alcohol,
and
came to
believe that a
Power greater than
ourselves could
restore us to
sanity.
5.
... restore us
to sanity.
BB p.59,
How It Works
2.
Came to
believe that a
Power greater than
ourselves could
restore us to
sanity.
6.
... restore us
to sanity if we rightly ...
12&12 p.33,
Step Two
True humility and an
open mind can
lead us to
faith, and every
A.A. meeting is an
assurance that
God will
restore us to
sanity if we
rightly relate ourselves to
Him.
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and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
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