Thy will. Takeaway 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!”
Thank you. Please be seated. Congratulations on taking the first three steps.
The book tells us this was only a beginning, though if honestly and humbly made, an effect, sometimes a very great one, was felt at once”.
Then, immediately following the Third Step we read:
“Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never attempted. Though our decision [Step 3] was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once followed by a strenuous effort to face, and to be rid of, the things in ourselves which had been blocking us. Our liquor was but a symptom. So we had to get down to causes and conditions.”
(page 63, ¶ That ends our first session. In Session 2 we will learn how to do the 4
th
Step inventory and we will begin it here. It’s not as difficult as some of the things you may have heard shared in meetings. Our experience is,
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