From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... restored and
united under one God, with ...
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
Being wrecked in the same vessel, being restored and united under one God, with hearts and minds attuned to the welfare of
others, the things which
matter so much to some people no longer signify much to them.
2.
... restored as
citizens of the world, are ...
12&12 p.177,
Tradition Ten
Nor does it mean that the members of Alcoholics Anonymous, now restored as citizens of the world, are going to back away from their individual responsibilities to act as they see the right upon issues of our time.
3.
... restored financially,
but he shouldn't be reproached.
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
Father knows he is to blame; it may take him many seasons of hard work to be restored financially, but he
shouldn't be reproached.
4.
... restored his
sanity.
BB p.57,
We Agnostics
5.
... restored to
something like their true purpose ...
12&12 p.124,
Step Twelve
But today, in well-matured A.A.'s, these distorted drives have been
restored to something like their true purpose and direction.
6.
... restored us
all to our right minds.
BB p.57,
We Agnostics
7.
... restored us
to sanity and had enabled ...
12&12 p.108,
Step Twelve
In Step Eleven we saw that if a Higher Power had restored us to sanity and had enabled us to
live with some peace of mind in a sorely troubled world, then such a Higher Power was worth knowing better, by as direct contact as possible.
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