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Old 01-20-2008, 12:52 AM
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Sheryl85
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What a great thread...

Although I personally like to use the Third Step Prayer as it is found in the Big Book…

“Many of us said to our Maker, as we understood Him: “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!”

…I also like to ponder on the words that Bill himself used in his story.

“There I humbly offered myself to God, as I then understood Him, to do with me as He would. I placed myself unreservedly under His care and direction. I admitted for the first time that of myself I was nothing; that without Him I was lost. I ruthlessly faced my sins and became willing to have my new-found Friend take them away, root and branch.”

It’s my belief that regardless of the words we use, it is the individual’s intent and the spirit in their use that makes the real difference.
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