I don’t have to believe in the God of religions and their doctrines that were written by man. I can believe in a power greater, all-knowing and all-loving that has given us many different ways to live in many different languages. There are so many truths that slide from and through all these faiths. The 12 Steps is a God-given path that works for the most and least wretched of us humans as we journey through life.
When I was a child, I knew and loved God. Somewhere along the way, I lost that clarity and became a child in an adult body acting like God. The 12 Steps have brought me back full circle. I give that role back to God. I am no longer a demigod. I am an adult who loves and follows this path because it’s the easiest way and because it’s God’s good orderly directions that have guided me to the peace and serenity I now experience. I love the way my child loved God and am regaining that precious gift as I follow this 12 Step path.
My pride asks, “What took you so long to learn and thrive?” I spent so many years trying to do things my way. The 12 Steps have changed me. My soul now flies with joyful abandon in the morning, communing with my Higher Power as I am taught: to live one day at a time, put my focus on now, see with the grace I now realize was given to me all along, love with the unconditional love given me and learn to love selflessly.
I believe in a power greater than myself and have faith and trust in my Higher Power’s guidance. I am in the care of a power, greater than myself.
Anonymous October 2025
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