“Bright days and dark days were both expressions of the Great
Mystery, and the Indian reveled in being close to the Great Holiness."
Chief Luther Standing Bear
Sioux When ready, we say something like this:
"My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and
bad. I pray that you 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 out from here, to do your bidding. Amen." We have then
completed Step
Seven. Big Book pg. 76 ...At the moment we are trying to put our lives in order. But this
is not an end in itself. Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of
maximum service to God and the people about
us. Big Book pg. 77 Grandfather, I offer you my good and my bad.
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