Step Prayers

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First Step Prayer


Today, I ask for help with my addiction.
Denial has kept me from seeing how
powerless I am and how my life is 
unmanageable. I need to learn and
remember that I have an incurable
illness and that abstinence is the
only way to deal with it.

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Second Step Prayer

I pray for an open mind so I may come
to believe in a Power greater than myself.
I pray for humility and the continued 
opportunity to increase my faith. I don't
want to be crazy any more.

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Third Step Prayer

God, I offer myself to Thee, to build
with me and to do with me as Thou wilt.
Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I
may better do Thy will. Take away my
difficulties, that victory over them may
bear witness to those I would help of Thy
Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life.
May I do Thy will always!

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Fourth Step Prayer

Dear God,                                                  
     It is I who have made my life a mess. I     
have done it, but I cannot undo it. My      
mistakes are mine, and I will begin a        
searching and fearless moral inventory. I 
will write down my wrongs, but I will also
include that which is good. I pray for the 
strength to complete the task.                    

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Fifth Step Prayer

Higher Power, my inventory has shown
me who I am, yet I ask for Your help in
admitting my wrongs to another person and
to You. Assure me, and be with me, in this
Step, for without this Step I cannot progress
in my recovery. With Your help, I can
do this, and I will do it.

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Sixth Step Prayer

Dear God,                                                      
I am ready for Your help in removing 
from me the defects of character which I    
now realize are an obstacle to my recovery.
Help me to continue being honest with        
myself and guide me toward spiritual and  
mental health.                                              

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Seventh Step Prayer

My Creator, I am willing that You
should have all of me, good and bad 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. Grant me strength, as I go out
from here to do Your bidding.

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Eighth Step Prayer

Higher Power, I ask Your help in making
my list of all those I have harmed. I
will take responsibility for my mistakes,
and be forgiving to others as You are
forgiving to me. Grant me the willingness
to begin my restitution.  This I pray.

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Ninth Step Prayer

Higher Power, I pray for the right attitude
to make my amends, being ever mindful
not to harm others in the process. I ask
for Your guidance in making indirect
amends. Most important, I will continue to
make amends by staying abstinent, helping
others, and growing in spiritual progress.

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Tenth Step Prayer

I pray I may continue:
To grow in understanding and effectiveness;          
To take daily spot  check inventories of myself;      
To correct mistakes when I make them;                 
To take responsibility for my actions;                     
To be ever aware of my negative and self              
     defeating attitudes and behaviors;                         
To keep my willfulness in check;                           
To always remember I need Your help;                
To keep love and tolerance of others as my code;
And to continue in daily prayer haw I can best    
serve You, My Higher Power.                        

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Eleventh Step Prayer

Higher Power, as I understand You, I
pray to keep my connection with You open
and clear from the confusion of daily life.
Through my prayers and meditations I ask
especially for freedom from self-will, 
rationalization, and wishful thinking. I pray
for the guidance of correct thought and
positive action. Your will, Higher Power,
not mine, be done.

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Twelfth Step Prayer

Dear God,
My spiritual awakening continues to
unfold. The help I have received I shall pass
on and give to others, both in and out of the
Fellowship. For this opportunity I am
grateful.
I pray most humbly to continue walking
day by day on the road of spiritual progress
I pray for the inner strength and wisdom to
practice the principles of this way of life in
all  I do and say. I need You, my friends,
and the Program every hour of every day.
This is a better way to live.

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