Scripture Reading “For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. 16...
Month: March 2024 Articles
Bearing with Each Other
Scripture Reading “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive...
Step 4 – Courage
“Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” As we prepare for our moral inventory, we step back and...
Step 5 – Integrity
“We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” “When we decide who is...
Step 6 – Willingness
“We're entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.” After we have shared with God and another...
Step 7 – Humility
“Humbly asked Him (Jesus) to remove our shortcomings.” We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable and are...
Step 8 – Brotherly / Sisterly Love
“Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.” “Now we need more action,...
Step 9 – Justice
“Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. The Big Book...
Step 10 – Perseverance
“Continue to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” Step 10 suggests we continue to...
Step 11 – Spirituality
“Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God*, praying only for knowledge of His...
Step 12 – Service
“Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps (and following Jesus), we tried to carry this message...