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The Third Step Prayer. from page 63 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. 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.
The prayer most associated with AA is the serenity prayer. Similar to the the third step prayer, the serenity prayer asks god for strength and courage to accept life as it is. This is the third step prayer from the Alcoholics Anonymous handbook.
Step Three. “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.”. PRACTICING Step Three is like the opening of a door. which to all appearances is still closed and locked. All we need is a key, and the decision to swing the door open. There is only one key, and it is called willingness.
Third Step Prayer. God, I offer myself to Thee. To build with me & 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 & Thy way of life, May I do Thy will always! Fourth Step Prayer. Dear God,
The Third Step Prayer reads as a heartfelt plea to be changed and used by God. Written to be part of the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program, it aligns with Step 3. In the AA Big Book, it reads:...
Third Step Prayers. 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!
How does surrender in the first step relate to or help the third step? The Third Step Prayer. Taking the positive action of working the steps has clearly changed the course of our lives.
Step Three. “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” PRACTICING Step Three is like the opening of a door which to all appearances is still closed and locked. All we need is a key, and the decision to swing the door open. There is only one key, and it is called willingness.
The Third Step Prayer. (from page 63 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous) 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.
The 3rd step of Alcoholics Anonymous requires each person wanting to make “a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” (W, Bill, 2002, p. 59) As with so many of the AA steps, there is a prayer to accompany this step.