Fourth Step Prayers
April 10, 2008 by Mark
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
From Silkworth.net;
4th STEP Prayers
WHEN IN DOUBT
“I was to sit quietly when in doubt, asking only for direction and strength to meet my problems as He would have me. Never was I to pray for myself, except as my requests bore on my usefulness to others. Then only might I expect to receive. But that would be in great measure.”
(p.13)
WHEN I AM DISTURBED BY THE CONDUCT (SYMPTOMS) OF OTHERS
“This is a sick man. How can I be helpful to him? God save me from being angry. Thy will be done.”
(p. 67 BB)
God help me to show this person the same tolerance, pity and patience that I would Cheerfully grant a sick friend. This is a sick person, how can I be helpful to him? God save me from being angry. Thy will be done.
(see above and p. 141 of 12&12)
WHEN I AM AFRAID
“We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be.”
(p. 68 BB)
God, relieve me of this fear and direct my attention to what you would have me be. AMEN
(see above)
WHEN I AM AWARE OF MY OWN DEFECTS AND SEEKING GOD’S HELP TO CHANGE
“We asked God to mold our ideals and help us to live up to them. . . we ask God what we should do about each specific matter.”
(p. 69 BB)
God mold my ideals in this particular area of my life and help me to live up to them. What should I do in each specific matter? Guide me God and give me strength to do right. AMEN
(see above)
[Edited to bring it into the "now"]
Cool post!
Oh yea get tin in touch with this a lot more , When the defects are physical then the change needs to be strong and steady, as with the program and the pain my be great but whats on the other side of the change or 4th step is truly remarkable , and for me will happen as long as I work towards them praying only for the knowledge of HIS will and the power to carry it out “yes I know that’s from another step”
Hey ya get the stupid pun?lmao :]