I'm an AA'er and don't say the lord's prayer, I'm not Christian. But I follow the steps and go to mtgs, meet with my sponsor, and none of it includes the "lord". My HP is described as a river, a sort of force (think Mother Nature). But I've never had to actually find a box to fit it into, and no one's forced me to either. Looking back, that was my excuse to not quit drinking, because honestly, I really didn't want to. I just knew I had to.