Step 2, 3 and 4Bill W,
our New York City cofounder, had a great deal of difficulty accepting a spiritual solution to his alcoholism.
In his story,
he explains how he came to believe.”2-14 Photo Bill and EbbyIn late November 1934, Ebby T.
visits Bill at his Brooklyn,
New York home. It is during this visit that Bill first
learns about the concept of “God as you understand God.”As
we mentioned last week, Ebby is one of Bill’s high school friends and a former drinking companion. Ebby has been sober for several months. He tells Bill his life has been transformed as the result of practicing the Four Spiritual
Activities of Surrender, Sharing, Restitution and Guidance.
Bill is shocked when Ebby starts talking about God. However, he does listen because he realizes Ebby’s life has truly changed—Ebby is sober for the first time in many years.
Let’s pickup the story in the first paragraph on page 12:
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