#3rd step prayer

Day 126 sober!!! God is good God, I offer myself to Thee To build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. MAY I DO THY WILL ALWAYS!!

Is it strange that alcoholics consistently possess a holier than thou attitude? Yet we wallow in filth, lethargy, destruction, thievery, misogyny/misandry, gluttony, opulence, and downright scornful judgements. This is fairly an accurate depiction of self, and observations throughout travels. The ultimate irony is that we, sufferers of extreme ego, are supposed to then start to pray, in order to connect to a new dimension, a spiritual path. Through prayer and meditation, we claim direction, living now a lifestyle of heavenly command. How do I overcome this paradox? The paradox being: my holier than though egoist perspective, replaced by a holier than though pitying yet ego less perspective? Is that the essence of faith?

Spirit of Life, I offer myself to Thee- To build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do thy will always!