Lord, make me an instrument of your peace! Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury,pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, joy. O Divine master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; To be understood as to understand; To be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, It is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen

THIRD STEP PRAYER

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. Amen (Big Book, p.63)

ANOTHER PRAYER

Thank you, dear God For all you have given me, For all you have taken away from me, For all you have left me.

SERENITY PRAYER

God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change , Courage to change the things I can. And the Wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardship as the pathway to peace. Taking as he did this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it. Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to his Will; That I may be reasonably happy with Him forever in the next. Amen.

SEVENTH STEP PRAYER

My Creator, I am now will that you should have all of me, good and bad. 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. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen. (Big Book, p. 76)

PRAYER OF SURRENDER

Lord take all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my whole Will. You have given me all that I have, all that I am, and I surrender all to your divine will, that you dispose of me. Give me only your love and your grace. With these I am rich enough, and I have no more to ask. Amen. (St. Ignatus of Loyola)

A BEGINNERS PRAYER

Lord, I want to love you, yet I am not sure. I want to trust you, yet I am afraid of being taken in. I know I need you, but I am ashamed of the need. I want to pray, but I am afraid of being a hypocrite. I need my independence, yet I fear to be alone. I want to belong, yet I must be myself. Take me, Lord, yet leave me alone. Lord I believe; help my unbelief. O Lord, if you are there, you do understand, don't you? Give me what I need, but leave me free to chose. Help me work it out my own way, but don't let me go. Let me understand myself, but don't let me despair. Come to me, O Lord, I want you here. Lighten my darkness, but don't dazzle me. Help me to see what I need to do, and give me strength to do it. O Lord, I believe; help my unbelief. Amen.