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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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PRAY   occurs   11 times 6 in BB  •  5 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
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1.
  ... pray.  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxxii
I earnestly advise every alcoholic to read this book through, and though perhaps he came to scoff, he may remain to pray.


2.
  ... pray.  12&12 Step Eleven, p.104
Such prayers, of course, are fundamentally good acts, but often they are based upon a supposition that we know God's will for the person for whom we pray.


3.
  ... pray.  12&12 Step Eleven, p.105
We are seized with a rebellion so sickening that we simply won't pray.


4.
  ... pray about it, having the other one's ...  BB Into Action, p.82
Each might pray about it, having the other one's happiness uppermost in mind.


5.
  ... pray for myself, except as my requests ...  BB Bill's Story, p.13
Never was I to pray for myself, except as my requests bore on my usefulness to others.


6.
  ... pray for our own selfish ends.  BB Into Action, p.87
We are careful never to pray for our own selfish ends.


7.
  ... pray for the right ideal, for guidance ...  BB How It Works, p.70
To sum up about sex: We earnestly pray for the right ideal, for guidance in each questionable situation, for sanity, and for the strength to do the right thing.


8.
  ... pray for these specific things.  12&12 Step Eleven, p.104
We say to ourselves, "This one ought to be cured of his fatal malady," or "That one ought to be relieved of his emotional pain," and we pray for these specific things.


9.
  ... pray only with the greatest exertion of ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.105
All of us, without exception, pass through times when we can pray only with the greatest exertion of will.


10.
  ... pray that God's will, whatever it is, ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.104
It is A.A.'s experience that particularly in these cases we ought to pray that God's will, whatever it is, be done for others as well as for ourselves.


11.
  ... pray that you now remove from me ...  BB Into Action, p.76
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.


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