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*janbear* · 06-09-2006, 05:10 AM

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Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:07 am Post subject: STEPS 3 and 7 PRAYERS

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STEPS 3 and 7 PRAYERS
In the second paragraph on page 63 of our Big Book is the Third Step
prayer and in the second paragraph on page 76 is the Seventh Step prayer.
Only four Steps and thirteen pages separate them but for whatever
reasons a lot of us seem to miss the wonderful and amazing resemblance
between them.
We make a decision in Step Three, (Made a decision to turn our will and
our lives over to the care of God as we understand Him), and carry it out in
Step Seven, (Humbly asked Him remove our shortcomings). Could the prayers
be interchanged without any distortion?
When the two prayers are put together to observe, it is evident just
how similar they are:
STEP 3 PRAYER
"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!"
STEP 7 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 from here, to do your bidding. Amen."
Received in email

*CD BUCKBERRY* · 03-28-2008, 09:47 AM

Janbear,The seventh step prayer is the kind of thing I need in writing my seventh step.It seem's to memtion everything I need to know,great post. CD BUCKBERRY

RyanX13 · 08-26-2008, 06:19 AM

Iam working on step 3 now with my sponser. Thanks for the posting. Ryan

06-09-2006, 05:10 AM	#1
janbear willing servant Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 14,184	STEPS 3 and 7 PRAYERS Message bluidkiti Administrator Age: 44 Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 7079 Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:07 am Post subject: STEPS 3 and 7 PRAYERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STEPS 3 and 7 PRAYERS In the second paragraph on page 63 of our Big Book is the Third Step prayer and in the second paragraph on page 76 is the Seventh Step prayer. Only four Steps and thirteen pages separate them but for whatever reasons a lot of us seem to miss the wonderful and amazing resemblance between them. We make a decision in Step Three, (Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand Him), and carry it out in Step Seven, (Humbly asked Him remove our shortcomings). Could the prayers be interchanged without any distortion? When the two prayers are put together to observe, it is evident just how similar they are: STEP 3 PRAYER "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!" STEP 7 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 from here, to do your bidding. Amen." Received in email __________________ And this above all, to thine own self be true. And it must follow as night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. -Shakespeare For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Proverbs 23:7

08-26-2008, 06:19 AM	#3
RyanX13 Newcomer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 4	step 3 prayer Iam working on step 3 now with my sponser. Thanks for the posting. Ryan

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03-28-2008, 09:47 AM	#2
CD BUCKBERRY Community Greeter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 578	Janbear,The seventh step prayer is the kind of thing I need in writing my seventh step.It seem's to memtion everything I need to know,great post. CD BUCKBERRY