Plain Language Big Book: A Tool for Reading Alcoholics Anonymous

Drinking was just a symptom of a larger disease. We had to understand its causes and conditions.

“God, I offer myself to You—to partner with me and guide me as You think best. Take away the prison of self that I have lived in, so I can do as you think best more easily. Take away my difficulties, so that when I feel I have been released from them, I can share my transformation to help others accept Your Power, Your Love, and Your Way of life. M

“God, I offer myself to You—to partner with me and guide me as You think best. Take away the prison of self that I have lived in, so I can do as you think best more easily. Take away my difficulties, so that when I feel I have been released from them, I can share my transformation to help others accept Your Power, Your Love, and Your Way of life. M

Drinking was just a symptom of a larger disease. We had to understand its causes and conditions.