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“God, I offer myself to Thee — to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt.”
“God, I offer myself to Thee — to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt.” — Alcoholics Anonymous (1939) · Chapter 5 · How It WorksWhere it comes from
The opening of the Third Step Prayer from Chapter 5 — the prayer many members first take on their knees with a sponsor in the room.
Today’s reflection“To build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt” — offered by people who, weeks earlier, couldn’t be trusted with their own car keys. The prayer doesn’t require certainty about God; it requires willingness to stop being the architect for one day. Say it in your own words if the old ones don’t fit. The words were never the point. The offering is.
Read the original passage · How It Works, 1939 →Step 3Quote from the 1939 first edition of Alcoholics Anonymous (public domain). Reflection original to denversober.com. This site is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
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