What is the 7 step prayer?
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What is the 7 step 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 out from here, to do your bidding.
Where is the 7th Step prayer in the big book?
Step Seven suggests that we “humbly ask God to remove our shortcomings.” For those of you in AA or who use or read the Big Book, Step Seven can be found on page 76 of the Fourth Edition.
What does STEP 7 mean?
Step Seven of AA’s Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve Step program of recovery is about getting rid of character defects and replacing them by practicing humility & spiritual principles. Working on the seventh step requires constant thoughtfulness and commitment to being honest, courageous and humble.
What is the purpose of Step 7?
What is the principle of humility?
Humility is about gathering evidence, about listening intently without prejudice. It is not about what you think. It is not about what you feel. It is not about what your gut tells you.
What does it mean to humbly ask?
in a way that shows you do not consider yourself as better than others: I humbly ask your pardon.
How do you do step 7?
What is Step 7 of AA? “Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.” In this step, you ask your higher power or God to remove the character defects you’ve identified and accepted in the previous steps. As the defects are removed, you replace them with humility and spiritual principles.
Who wrote the prayer of humility?
This litany is commonly attributed to Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val (1865-1930), Cardinal Secretary of State of the Holy See under Pope Pius X. C.S. Lewis attributed its composition to Merry del Val in a March 1948 letter to Don Giovanni Calabria.
What is spiritual humility?
And neither does it mean being self-effacing or submissive. Humility is an attitude of spiritual modesty that comes from understanding our place in the larger order of things. It entails not taking our desires, successes, or failings too seriously.
