Prayers for Living

[MajestyJo]

The following were received from Al-Anon, yet some are taken from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.

I am sure that no matter what fellowship you call home, you will be able to utilize them in your own life.

Step One:

Today, I ask for help with my "ism"
Denial has kept me from seeing how powerless I am and how my life is unmanageable.

I need to learn and remember that I have an incurable illness and that acceptance is the only way to deal with it.

Step Two:

I pray for an open mind so I may come to believe ins a Power greater than myself.

I pray for humility and the continued opportunity to increase my faith.

I don't want to be crazy anymore.

Step Three:

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 my bear witness
To those I would help of Thy Power,
Thy Love and Thy Way of Life.
May I do Thy will always!

Step Four:

Dear God,

It is I who have made my life a mess.

I have done it, but I cannot undo it.

My mistakes are mine, and I will begin a searching and fearless moral inventory.

I will write down my wrongs, but Ill also include that which is good.

I pray for the strength to complete this task.

Step Six:

Dear God,

I am ready for Your help in removing from me the defects of character which I now realize are an obstacle to my recovry.

Help me to continue being honest with myself and guide me toward spiritual and mental health.

Step Seven:

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 usefullness to you and my fellows.

Grant me strength, as I go out from here to do your bidding. Amen.



Step Eight:

Higher Power,

I ask Your help in making my list of all those I have harmed.

I will take responsibility for my mistakes, and be forgiving to others as You are forgiving to me.

Grant me the willingness to begin my restitutions. This I pray.

Step Nine:

Higher Power,

I pray for the right attitude to make my amends, being ever mindful not to harm others in the process.

I ask for Your guidance in making indirect amends. Most important, I will continue to make amends by staying abstinent, helping others, and growing in spiritual progress.

Step Ten:

I pray I may continue:

To grow in understanding and effectiveness;
To take daily spot check inventories of myself;
To correct mistakes when I make them'
To take responsibility for my actions;
To be ever aware of my negative and self-defeating attitudes and behaviors;
To keep my willfulness in check;
To always remember I need Your help;
To keep love and tolerance of others as my code;
And to continue in daily prayer how I can best serve You, my Higher Power.

Step Eleven:

I pray to keep my connection with You open and clear from the confusion of daily life.

Through my prayers and meditation, I ask especially for freedom from self-will, rationalization, and wishful thinking.

I pray for the guidance of correct thought and positive action.

Your will, Higher Power, not mine, be done.

Step Twelve:

Dear God,

My spiritual aakening continues to unfold.

The help I have received, I shall pass on and give to others, both in and out of the Fellowship.

For this opportunity, I am grateful.

I pray most humbly to continue walking day by day ont he road of spiritual progress.

I pray for the inner strength and wisdom to practice the principles of this way of life in all I do and say.

I need You, my friends, and Program every hour of every day.

This is a better way of life.

I will to will your will, not mine be done. Amen!

Prayer can be a thought. Be careful of what you ask for.

[MajestyJo]

From page 214 and 215 in "As We Understood"

Dear God

I am powerless and my life is unmanageable without your help and guidance. I come to you today because I believe that You can restore and renew me to meet my needs today. Since I cannot manage my life or affairs, I have decided to give them to You. I put my life, my will, my thoughts, my desires and ambitions in Your hands.

I give You all of me: the good and the bad, the character defects and shortcomings, my selfishness, resentments and problems. I now that You will work them out in accordance with Your plan. Such as I am, take and use me in Your service. Guide and direct my ways and show me what to do for You.

I cannot control or change my friends or loved ones, so I release them into Your care for Your loving hands to do with as You will. Just keep me loving and free from judging them. If they need changing, God, You'll have to do it; I can't. Just make me willing and ready to be of service to You, to have my shortcomings removed, and to do my best.

Help me to see how I have harmed others and make me willing to make amends to them all. Keep me ever mindful of thoughts and actions that harm myself and others, and which separate me from Your light, love and spirit. And when I commit these errors, make me aware of them and help me to admit each one promptly.

I am seeking to know You better, to love You more. I am seeking the knowledge of Your will for me and the power to carry it out.

--Anonymous

[MajestyJo]

Prayer for the Day

I pray for the realization that God has everything I need. I pray that I may know that His power is always available.

Have gotten back into doing a meditation that I used several years ago. I use it for centering myself and for self-awareness and balancing my chakras.

http://www.thecrystalhealer.co.uk/Cr...nd-Pain-Relief

http://www.wikihow.com/Practice-Color-Meditation

The pain has been so bad and over powering lately and I realized I needed to surrender it to my Higher Power because the pain was ruling my life. No matter what direction my life takes, when I practice the Step One, Two, Three Waltz, I am empowered to do what I need to do for myself. I can't, God, can, and just for today, I choose to let Him.

[MajestyJo]

A.S.A.P. Always say a prayer.

Check out this one!

http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration...f-A-S-A-P.aspx

[MajestyJo]

Many times I've lain awake
A prayer on every breath I take
For eyes to see what I must see
For ears to hear what I must hear
For words to say what needs to be said
So they will come and have no fear
Embracing the light, Shadows disappear.

StarChild61 12/27/05

Posted on my group The Angel of Health

[MajestyJo]

To a life filled with promise and the courage to fight
The enemy, ADDICTION, should it come back into sight
Arm yourself well
With the weapon of prayer
Honesty, acceptance, and a willingness to share
Value sobriety, above all, be true
Be true to God, to the program
But most of all to you!

[MajestyJo]

Hanging On and Letting Go

Lord, there are times when we need to hang on,

There are times
when we are tired and discouraged,
and when the way before us seems so long;
when we feel helpless and alone,
and the way before us seems so confusing;
when we feel unequal to our tests and tasks,
and the way before us seems so difficult.

At such times,
be to us a source of strength,
comfort and hope
and enable us to hang on with tenacity
and toughness.

But, Lord, there are also times when we need to let go.

There are times
when we have chosen the wrong way,
and we are lost;
when old feelings, old attitudes, old behaviors,
old beliefs no longer serve us, no longer help us
when the way before us simply runs out,
and there is nothing for us to do
but to surrender.

At such times, Lord,
be our source of courage
and fill us with such a trust in you
that we may let go with tenderness and trust,
and in letting go, open our hearts that we might
receive your deepest mercies.

Lord, grant us the wisdom to know the difference
in the times --
to know when to hang on,
to persist, to persevere
and when to let go.
In so knowing, and in so acting,
give us your peace.

Amen

[MajestyJo]

LET GO AND LET GOD

When the clouds seem their darkest
And the daylight won’t come;
When you’re up to your ears and drowning
And can’t find a straw to hang on.
When your load gets too heavy, or your shoes get too tight;
When you’re faced with life’s battles and have no will to fight;

Remember: Let go and let God.
Remember: He is the way.
You just trust in God’s mercy every night and every day;

Remember: All thru the darkness
Remember: All thru the storm
There’s a Light there to guide you.
And the Good Lord to lean on.

- - Pamilla deLeon

[MajestyJo]

May you ever walk with the Spirit. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path.

[MajestyJo]

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may feel that God is not too far away to depend on for help. I pray that I may feel confident of His readiness to give me the power that I need.

AA Thought for Today from Hazeldon

Was just sharing on this topic earlier today. How that power is granted to us when we surrender and ask for help. When I am willing to let go, I am empowered to do what I need to do for myself.

I love this quote. The power is there. I just have to remember and trust that it is there. It is up to me to develop the faith and believe that my Higher Power knows what is best for me and is there to lead and direct.

I had lost a lot of faith as a result of my life prior to recovery. It was something I had to redefine. When I came into recovery, I thought I knew who God was only to find that I didn't have a loving concept, only a fearful one.

This was posted on another site in 2009. So glad a prayer is good any time.

[MajestyJo]

My favourite Prayer


Today, Creator of the Universe, we ask that you open our heart and open our eyes so we can enjoy all of your creations and live in eternal love with you. Help us to see you in everything we perceive with our eyes,with our ears, with our heart, with all our senses. Let us perceive with eyes of love so that we find you wherever we go and see you in everything you create. Let us see you in every cell of our body, in every emotion of our mind, in every dream, in every flower, in every person we meet. You cannot hide from us because you are everywhere, and we are one with you. Let us be aware of this truth. Let us be aware of our power to create a dream of heaven where everything is possible.Help us to use our imagination to guide the dream of our life, the magic of our creation, so we can live without fear, without anger,without jealousy, without envy. Give us a light to follow, and let today be the day that our search for love and happiness is over. Today let something extraordinary happen that will change our life forever:Let everything we do and say be an expression of the beauty in our heart, always based on love. Help us to be the way you are, to love the way you love, to share the way you share, to create a masterpiece of beauty and love, the same way that all of your creations are masterpieces of beauty and love. Beginning today and gradually overtime, help us to increase the power of our love so that we may create a masterpiece of art - our own life. Today, Creator, we give you all of our gratitude and love because you have given us Life. Amen.

Received with thanks from my friend Jennifer.

[MajestyJo]

Grant Me Today

Grant me today . . . Courage
to change . . . and grow
Belief . . . that I am deserving
Strength . . . to do what is right
Hope . . . fill my heart and spirit
Love . . . for my recovering self
Patience . . . with myself and others
I put one foot in front of the other
As I heal and reclaim my own life

by: Abby Willowroot © 2008

[MajestyJo]

DECEMBER

Who are we, God our Father,
amidst all of your creation?
Yet you so loved the world
that you sent Jesus, your Son,
to live fully as one of us.
I rejoice that he is beside me now.

An Inspirational Prayer

Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day. Either He will shield you from suffering, or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace, then. Put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations, and say continually: "The Lord is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in Him and I am helped. He is not only with me but in me, and I in Him."

[MajestyJo]

Our prayer today is simply those words
of Tiny Tim. So let us pray for all whom
we love and all who share our lives:
“God bless us everyone.”

[MajestyJo]

Let us pray:
God our Father,
in good times
may I live in such a way
that I will be strengthened
for the difficult times
that all of us face in our lives.
Lead me now
to make positive choices
to value friendship and loyalty,
and develop attitudes and values,
treasuring all that is lasting
and important.
Throughout difficult times
may I build on
the positive choices of my past,
looking outward
in the service of others
and avoiding self-pity.
May I grow in the faith
that, whatever my circumstances,
I need have no regrets
but may entrust
my past to your mercy,
my present to your love,
and my future to your Providence.
May I know, too,
that my faith in you
is only a shadow
of your faith in me
and your love for me.
Amen.