STEP ELEVEN
SOUGHT THROUGH PRAYER AND MEDITATION TO IMPROVE OUR CONSCIOUS CONTACT WITH GOD AS WE UNDERSTOOD HIM, PRAYING ONLY FOR KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL FOR US AND THE POWER TO CARRY THAT OUT.
Step Eleven outlines the promise that prayer and meditation are the means to conscious contact with our Higher Power, but...
1. Some members feel that this contact is unnecessary.
2. Many cling to "GA is my Higher Power" and contact is always available.
Discuss:
A. Miracles of recovery witnessed in GA.
B. Is recovery accomplished alone or with the help of others? How have others in the program contributed to our personal recovery?
Those who experiment with prayer and meditation find unexpected results.
1. Closed-minded members will not try.
2. Prayers to resolve specific problems are a demand to have God conform to our will. Continued exploration of prayer and meditation is suggested.
Discuss:
A. How has open-mindedness and concern for others improved?
B. Have we become interested in improving our spiritual values?
3. Can we become the "old dog" learning new tricks?
Examination of any prayer will be helpful.
1. Read slowly.
2. Self forgetting is the goal of all prayer.
3. Debate and comments do not apply to experimentation and efforts at prayer. Here...we are on our own!
Discuss:
A. "It is better to give than to receive." Why?
B. When did you receive your last compliment? About what? Was it deserved?
Imagination is the food of sound achievement. Meditation and prayer are the food of our souls’ growth.
1. We find spiritual objectives through prayer.
2. A conscious contact with God to know His will for us offers true freedom.
Discuss:
A. Our new values of truth and honesty-Are they paying off?
B. Our greatest source of personal satisfaction these days. Peace of mind? Freedom? How did it happen? When? Why?