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AA Morning Snippets
Alyssa offers a brief morning ritual of prayer and AA readings, focusing on Step Seven and the idea that a higher power removes shortcomings. The episode also stresses that AA allows wide spiritual choice, including for agnostic and atheist members.
2:48•20 Jul 2026
A Spiritual Kickstart: Step Seven, Choice, and a Sober Morning
Episode Overview
- Step Seven is presented as a simple request that God will remove shortcomings, without adding extra conditions or phrases.
- The only action described for Step Seven is to ask, with the awareness that personal power is limited and a higher power does the real work.
- AA membership does not require adherence to a specific faith or theology, easing fears for those wary of religious pressure.
- Agnostic and atheist members are told they may choose any conception of God or a higher power that makes sense to them.
- The main requirement highlighted is willingness to believe in a power greater than oneself and to live by spiritual principles.
“Of myself I am nothing, the Father within doeth the works.”
How do people cope with the challenges of staying sober? This short AA Morning Snippet offers a gentle start to the day, blending prayer and classic AA readings for anyone in recovery who wants a focused, spiritual check-in before life gets busy. Alyssa opens with a warm greeting and a moment of silence for "the suffering and recovering Alcoholics and our loved ones inside and out of the rooms," immediately setting a respectful and inclusive tone.
The Serenity Prayer follows, giving you that familiar grounding: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." From there, the episode turns to Step Seven and the idea of shortcomings being removed.
Reading from *Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions*, Alyssa highlights how many people try to fill Step Seven with extra words like "help me" or "give me the courage," but the text is clear: "The step says simply that God will remove my shortcomings." The reflection emphasises that the "footwork" is to ask, with the understanding that "of myself I am nothing, the Father within doeth the works." The focus then shifts to spiritual choice in AA.
Using material from *As Bill Sees It* and *Alcoholics Anonymous*, Alyssa stresses that AA does not demand a particular faith or theology. Agnostics and atheists are reminded that they "can choose any conception [of God]" that makes sense to them; the key is being "willing to believe in a power greater than himself" and to live by spiritual principles. The snippet closes with the Lord’s Prayer and a simple, heartfelt request: "Dear God, please help me stay sober today.
Amen." If you’re looking for a brief, spiritually centred boost to start a sober day, this quiet, structured moment might be just what you need.
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