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AA Prayers for Resentment and Fear

The document contains prayers from the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. It includes: 1. Prayers for admitting powerlessness over alcoholism, understanding its unmanageability, and believing in a higher power's ability to restore sanity. 2. Prayers for help with personal relationships, emotions, living, usefulness to others, and doubting a higher power's strength. 3. A prayer to build with and do a higher power's will, relieve bondage to self, and do the higher power's will always. 4. Prayers for honestly taking stock of flaws, seeing resentments and their spiritual malady, understanding one's part in resentments, and fearlessly writing

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AA Prayers for Resentment and Fear

The document contains prayers from the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. It includes: 1. Prayers for admitting powerlessness over alcoholism, understanding its unmanageability, and believing in a higher power's ability to restore sanity. 2. Prayers for help with personal relationships, emotions, living, usefulness to others, and doubting a higher power's strength. 3. A prayer to build with and do a higher power's will, relieve bondage to self, and do the higher power's will always. 4. Prayers for honestly taking stock of flaws, seeing resentments and their spiritual malady, understanding one's part in resentments, and fearlessly writing

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Step 1 Prayer Step 7 Prayer Step 4—Resentment Prayer:

“Dear God, Help me to see and admit that I am powerless over my " ear God, Please help me to be free of anger and to see that the
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“My Creator, I am now willing that You should have all of me, good
alcoholism. Help me to understand how my alcoholism has led to world and its people have dominated me. Show me that the wrong-
and bad. I pray that You now remove from me every single defect of
unmanageability in my life. Help me this day to understand the true doing of others, fancied or real, has the power to actually kill me,
character which stands in the way of my usefulness to You and my
meaning of powerlessness. Remove from me all denial of my spiritually. Help me to master my resentments by understanding
fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here to do Your bidding.”
alcoholism“ that the people who wrong me were perhaps spiritually sick. Please
Step 2 Prayer help me show those I resent the same Tolerance, Pity and Patience
Step 8 Prayer that I would cheerfully grant a sick friend. Help me to see that this
“Dear God, I am having trouble with personal relationships. I can’t
is a sick man. God, please show me how I can be helpful to him
control my emotional nature. I am prey to misery and depression. I “Dear God, Please remove my fears and show me Your truth. Show and save me from being angry. Help me to avoid retaliation or
can’t make a living. I feel useless. I am full of fear. I am unhappy. I me all the harms I have caused with my behavior and help me be argument. I know I can’t be helpful to all people, but at least show
can’t seem to be of real help to others. I know in my heart that only You willing to make amends to one and all. Help me to be willing to go to me how to take a kindly and tolerant view of each and every one.
can restore me to sanity if I am just willing to stop doubting Your any lengths for victory over alcohol. I will take responsibility for my Thy Will, not mine be done."
power. I humbly ask that You help me to understand that it is more mistakes and be forgiving to others as You are forgiving to me. Grant
powerful to believe than not to believe and that You are either me the willingness to begin my restitution.”
Everything or nothing.”
Step 4—Specific Resentment Freedom Prayer:
“Dear God, I have a resentment towards a person that I want to be
Step 9 Prayer
Step 3 Prayer free of. So, I am asking You to give this person everything I want
“God, I offer myself to Thee—to build with me and to do with me as " ear God, with regard to this amend, give me the strength, courage
D for myself. Help me to feel compassionate understanding and love
Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy and direction to do the right thing, no matter what the personal for this person. I pray that they will receive everything they need.
will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness consequences may be. Help me not to shrink from anything. Help me Thank You God for Your help and strength with this resentment.”
to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. not to delay if it can be avoided. Help me to be sensible, tactful,
May I do Thy will always!” considerate and humble without being servile or scraping." Step 4—Fear Prayer

Step 4 Prayer Step 10 Prayer " od, thank You for helping me be honest enough to see this truth
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" ear God, please help me to honestly take stock. Help me to search out
D “Dear God, My daily prayer is to best serve You, about myself and now that You have shown me the truth about my
the flaws in my make-up which caused my failure. Help me to see I pray I may continue to grow in understanding & effectiveness; fears, please remove these fears from me. God, please help me
where resentment has plagued me and resulted in spiritual malady, but Help me to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment and fear; outgrow my fears and direct my attention to what You would have
more importantly help me to understand my part in these resentments. Help me to be willing to have You remove them at once; me be. God, demonstrate through me and help me become that
Help me to resolutely look for my own mistakes and to understand I must be willing to discuss them with someone immediately; which You would have me be. Help me do Thy Will always, Amen."
where I had been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking and frightened. Please I will make amends quickly if I have harmed anyone;
help me to be searching and fearless in my endeavor to write my And then I will turn my thoughts toward helping someone else;
inventory." Please help me to remember to practice love and tolerance of others “ Step 4—Pre-Sex Inventory Prayer”
" od, please help me to be free of fear as I attempt to shine the
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Step 5 Prayer Step 11 Prayer spotlight of truth across my past sex relations. God, please show
“Dear God, Thank You for helping me complete my housecleaning. I me where my behavior has harmed others and help me to see the
“Dear God, I pray to keep my connection with You open and clear
can now look the world in the eye. I can be alone at perfect peace and truth these relationships hold for me. Help me see where I have
from the confusion of daily life. Through my prayers and meditation I
ease. My fears have fallen from me. I have begun to feel Your near- been at fault and what I should have done differently. God, help
ask especially for freedom from self-will, rationalization and wishful
ness. I have begun to have a spiritual experience. I feel I am on the me review my own conduct over the years past. Show me where I
thinking. I pray for the guidance of correct thought and positive
Broad Highway, walking hand in hand with the Spirit of the Universe.” have been selfish, dishonest, or inconsiderate. Show me whom I
action. Your will, not mine, be done.”
have hurt and where I have unjustifiably aroused jealousy,
Step 6 Prayer Step 12 Prayer suspicion or bitterness. Help me to see where I was at fault and
" od, Thank You for removing my fear and for showing me the truth
G what I should have done instead. Help me to be fearless and
“Dear God, Having had a spiritual experience, I must now remember
about myself. God, I need Your help to become willing to let go of the searching in my endeavor to write my sexual inventory."
that "faith without works is dead."And PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
things in me which continue to block me off from You. Please grant me shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as
Your Grace and make me willing to have these objectionable intensive work with other alcoholics. So, God, please help me to carry
characteristics, defects and shortcomings removed. I am ready for this message to other alcoholics! Provide me with the guidance and
Your help in removing from me the defects of character which I now wisdom to talk with another alcoholic because I can help when no one
realize are an obstacle to my recovery. Help me to continue being else can. Help me secure their confidence”
honest with myself and guide me toward spiritual & mental health.”
Step 4– Sex Prayer Step 10 - Prayer for amends
" ear God, please forgive me for my failings today. I know that
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" ear God, please help me mold my sex ideals and help me to live up
D because of my failings, I was not able to be as effective as I could
to them. Help me be willing to grow toward my ideals and help me be have been for You. Please forgive me and help me live Thy Will better
willing to make amends where I have done harm. God, please show today. I ask You now to show me how to correct the errors I have just
me what to do in each specific matter, and be the final judge in each outlined. Guide me and direct me. Please remove my arrogance and
situation. Help me avoid hysterical thinking or advice. Please Grace my fear. Show me how to make my relationships right and grant me
me with guidance in each questionable situation, sanity, and strength the humility and strength to do Thy Will."
to do the right thing. If sex becomes very troublesome, quiet my “When the spiritual malady is
imperious urge, help me not to yield and keep me from heartache as I Step 11 - Prayer On Awakening
throw myself the harder into helping others. Help me think of their " ear God please direct my thinking and keep my thoughts divorced
D overcome, we straighten out
needs and help me work for them. Amen." from self – pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. Please keep my
thought life clear from wrong motives and help me employ my
mentally and physically”
Step 5 –Pre-Prayer
“Dear God, please help me to complete my housecleaning by
mental faculties, that my thought-life might be placed on a higher
plane, the plane of inspiration."
“The spiritual life is not a theory.
admitting to another human being the exact nature of my wrongs. We have to live it.”
Please remove any fears I have about this step and show me how
Step 11 - Morning Prayer
completion of it will remove my egotism and fear. Help me to see how
" od, should I find myself agitated, doubtful or indecisive today,
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The Set Aside Prayer
this step builds my character through humility, fearlessness and God, set aside everything we think we know about ourselves,
please give me inspiration, help me to have an intuitive thought or a
honesty. Direct me to the right person who will keep my confidence the Big Book, the twelve steps, sobriety and especially about
decision about this problem I face. Help me not to struggle, instead,
and fully understand and approve what I am driving at. Then help me you God. God please help each and every one of us to have an
help me to relax and take it easy. Help me know what I should do
to pocket my pride and go to it, illuminating every twist of character, open mind today so that we may have a NEW experience and
and keep me mindful, that You are running the show. Free me from
every dark cranny of the past so I may complete this step and begin to discover the Truth.”
my bondage of self. Thy Will be done always."
feel near to You."

Step 5– Post - Quiet Hour Prayer


Prayer for Serenity
Step 11 - Morning Prayer
" ear God, Thank You for giving me the strength, faith and courage I
D God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
" ear God, should I find myself agitated, doubtful or indecisive
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needed to get through my 5th Step. I thank You from the bottom of my Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the
today, please give me inspiration, help me to have an intuitive
difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a
heart for helping me to know You better, by showing me what has thought or a decision about this problem I face. Help me not to
been blocking me from You. God, please show me if I have omitted time; Accepting hardship as the pathway to peace. Taking, as He
struggle, instead, help me to relax and take it easy. Help me know
anything and help me to honestly see if my stones are properly in did, this sinful world as it is; not as I would have it. Trusting that
what I should do and keep me mindful, that You are running the
place or if I have skimped in any area of this work." He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will. That I
show. Please show me all through this day, what my next step is to
may be reasonably happy in this life; and supremely happy with
be and please Grace me with whatever I need to take care of the
Him forever in the next. Amen
Step 9 - Prayer for the Family problems in my life today. I ask especially that You free me from the
" ear God, please show me how to find the way of Patience, Tolerance,
D bondage of self-will. Thy Will be done always.”
Kindness and Love in my heart, my Mind and my Soul. God, show me
how to demonstrate these principles to my family and all those about
Step 11 - Nightly review Prayer
me. Amen." Saturday—8pm
" ear God, help me to constructively review my day. Where was I
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Sunday—7:30pm
resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid? Do I owe an apology? Have I
Step 10 - Prayer for growth and effectiveness kept something to myself which should be discussed with another
" ear God, please help me Watch for Selfishness, Dishonesty,
D person at once? Was I kind and loving toward all? What could I have
Resentment and Fear. When these crop up in me, help me to done better? Was I thinking of myself most of the time? Or was I
immediately ask You to remove them from me and help me discuss thinking of what I could do for others, of what I could pack into the
these feelings with someone. God, help me to quickly make amends if stream of life? Please forgive me for my harms and wrongs today
I have harmed anyone and help me to resolutely turn my thoughts to and let me know what corrective measures I should be take."
someone I can Help. Help me to be Loving and Tolerant of everyone
today. Amen"

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Resentments are detrimental to spiritual wellness because they hinder emotional peace and growth by fostering negative emotions like anger and fear, which can spiritually "kill" an individual. Addressing resentments involves understanding their origins, recognizing one's role in them, and developing compassion towards those involved. Prayers suggest granting the other person what one desires for oneself and adopting qualities of tolerance, pity, and patience towards them to overcome the spiritual malady caused by these resentments .

Forgiveness and amends are central to the healing process as they help to rectify past wrongs, alleviate guilt, and restore relationships. Making amends requires acknowledging harm done and taking responsibility, which facilitates emotional closure and spiritual liberation. Forgiveness, both of oneself and others, is crucial since it removes lingering resentments and fears, aiding in personal peace and spiritual well-being. These practices contribute to an individual's overall recovery by fostering humility and growth .

Admitting one's wrongs to another person contributes to personal growth and recovery by fostering accountability, humility, and the dismantling of ego-driven behaviors. This confession process aids in reducing feelings of fear and isolation, as sharing vulnerabilities can lead to supportive feedback and validation. It builds character through the practice of honesty and opens the way for healing relationships. This step also highlights the importance of community and external support in achieving sustained sobriety and spiritual maturation .

Setting aside preconceived notions is significant in the pursuit of spiritual truth and sobriety because it facilitates open-mindedness, allowing individuals to gain new insights and experiences. Prejudgments about oneself, the recovery process, or spiritual beliefs can limit growth and impede recovery. By being willing to rethink these preconceived ideas, individuals can foster a deeper understanding of their spirituality and alcoholism, leading to transformative experiences and sustained growth through the Twelve Steps .

Self-reflection plays a vital role in achieving spiritual and mental health in the Twelve Steps process by encouraging individuals to examine their actions, thoughts, and motivations. This introspection aids in identifying personal defects and harmful behavioral patterns, which facilitates overcoming denial and enhancing self-awareness. Through seeking the removal of these character defects and practicing continual self-evaluation, individuals align their lives more closely with spiritual principles, promoting ongoing recovery and personal development .

The concept of "faith without works is dead" serves as a directive in the Twelve Steps by emphasizing that belief alone is insufficient for spiritual growth and recovery. It underlines the necessity of practical actions, such as intensive work with fellow alcoholics, reflection, amends-making, and adherence to the Twelve Steps. These actions transform faith into lived experience, ensuring ongoing sobriety and personal transformation through active engagement and service to others .

Understanding personal powerlessness is a crucial step in recovering from alcoholism as it helps the individual recognize the unmanageability caused by their addiction. Acknowledging powerlessness allows the person to see the extent of denial in their life and the impact of alcoholism on their personal relationships, emotions, and overall life management. This realization is the foundation for seeking external assistance and support, thereby opening the path to recovery .

Honesty and fearlessness are essential in conducting personal inventories because they allow individuals to critically and accurately evaluate their character flaws and past actions. By being honest, an individual acknowledges their shortcomings and fears without sugarcoating or denial, which is crucial for genuine self-reflection. Fearlessness enables them to confront uncomfortable truths about themselves, facilitating personal growth and recovery. These inventories are foundational steps toward spiritual renewal and guidance in making amends and building a better future .

The exercise of surrender in the Twelve Steps contrasts with common misconceptions about personal control by encouraging individuals to relinquish the notion that they can manage their addiction and life challenges through willpower alone. Instead, surrender involves acknowledging one’s limitations and seeking guidance from a higher power. This process admits personal powerlessness, counters the illusion of control over dependency, and creates room for external support and direction towards recovery and spiritual alignment .

The principle of living "one day at a time" is emphasized in the Twelve Steps to help individuals focus on the present rather than becoming overwhelmed by the prospect of lifelong sobriety. This approach simplifies recovery into manageable sections and reduces anxiety about the future. By prioritizing daily goals and progress, individuals can maintain sobriety, manage stress, and reinforce positive habits, ultimately building a foundation for long-term recovery and personal stability .

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