The OA Promise. Serenity Prayer
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1 The OA Promise (also known as Rozanne s Prayer and the Unity Prayer) I put my hand in yours, and together we can do what we could never do alone. No longer is there a sense of hopelessness, no longer must we each depend on our own unsteady willpower. We are all together now, reaching out our hands for power and strength greater than ours, and as we join hands, we find love and understanding beyond our wildest dreams. Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to Accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference. The Serenity Prayer was written by theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, and has additional verses: Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world As it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things Right if I surrender to His will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life And supremely happy with Him forever in the next. Amen. 11th Step Prayer/Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love where there is injury, pardon where there is doubt, faith where there is despair, hope
2 where there is darkness, light where, there is sadness, joy. 0 Divine Master grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled. as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Prayers from the Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous) Third Step Prayer: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 63) 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! 4th Step Prayer (Resentments): (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 67) God, help me to show tolerance, pity and patience. This is a sick man. How can I be helpful to him? God save me from being angry. Thy will be done. Fear Prayer: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 68) God, I ask that you remove my fear and direct my attention to what you would have me be.
3 Sex Prayer: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 69) God, I ask that you would mold my ideals, and help me to live up to them. Where I have done harm, God show me what I should do about each specific matter. Forgiveness Prayer: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 70) God, I am sorry for what I have done, and have an honest desire to let You take me to better things. Sanity and Strength Prayer: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 70) God, I earnestly pray for the right ideal, for guidance in each questionable situation, for sanity, and for the strength to do the right thing. Fifth Step Prayer: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 75) God, I thank You from the bottom of my heart that I may know you better. Help me become aware of anything I have omitted discussing with another person. Help me to do what is necessary to walk a free man at last. Sixth Step Prayer: God, I still cling to some things that I have admitted are objectionable. Help me to be willing to let them go.
4 Seventh Step Prayer: My Creator, I am now 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. Amen. Eighth Step Prayer: God, I ask for the willingness to make amends for the damage I have done in the past. Ninth Step Prayer: I pray that I may be given strength and direction to do the right thing, no matter what the personal consequences may be. Change Prayer: I am sorry for what I have done. God willing, it shall not be repeated. Morning Prayer: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 83) My creator, show me the way of patience, tolerance, kindness and love.
5 Tenth Step Prayer: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 84) I pray, God, that You remove my selfishness, dishonesty, resentment and fear. Daily Prayer: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 85) How can I best serve Thee Thy will (not mine) be done. Eleventh Step Prayer: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 86) God, I pray for forgiveness for the wrongs I have done today. I ask that I be shown what corrective measures should be taken. Decision Prayer: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 86) God, I am faced with indecision and I am unable to determine which course to take. I ask You for inspiration, an intuitive thought, or a decision. God, I pray to be shown what my next step should be. Give me whatever I need to take care of my problems. Especially free me from self-will so that I may be of help to others. What can I do today to help others? During the Day Prayer: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 87) I am agitated (doubtful) God. Please give me the right thought or action. I am no longer running the show. Thy will be done.
6 Morning Prayer: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 86 & 164) God, please direct my thinking; especially, that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonesty or self-seeking motives. What can I do for the man that is still sick? A Blessing: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 164) May God bless you and keep you. Acceptance Prayer: (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 417) And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God s world by mistake. Until I could accept my compulsive overeating, I could not stay abstinent; unless I accept life completely on life s terms, I cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitude. Shakespeare said, All the world s a stage, all the men and women merely players. He forgot to mention that I was the chief critic. I was always able to see the flaw in every person, every situation. And I was always glad to point it out, because I knew you wanted perfection, just as I did. O.A. and acceptance have taught me that there is a bit of good in the worst of us and a bit of bad in the best of us; that we are all children of God and we each have a right to be here. When I complain about me or about you, I am complaining about God s handiwork, I am saying that I know better than God.
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