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AA Morning Snippets
Alyssa leads a brief AA-focused morning session with silence, prayer and a Step 9 reflection on making amends and protecting sobriety. The episode closes with traditional AA prayers and a simple daily request for help to stay sober.
2:38•6 Sept 2026
Morning Prayer, Step 9 Courage, and a Simple Request to Stay Sober Today
Episode Overview
- Start the day with a moment of silence and the Serenity Prayer to focus on acceptance, courage and wisdom.
- Use Step 9 as a way to rebuild a sense of belonging to everyday life by making amends.
- Recognise that healing past relationships can remove threats to ongoing sobriety.
- Remember that AA’s growth and global fellowship are viewed as gifts from God, calling for humility rather than self-congratulation.
- End the day’s spiritual check-in with the Lord’s Prayer and a simple request: "Dear God, please help me stay sober today."
“"Step 9 restores in me a feeling of belonging, not only to the human race, but also to the everyday world."”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This short AA Morning Snippet offers a gentle, structured way to start the day, especially for anyone in recovery who appreciates routine, prayer, and the AA programme.
Hosted by Alyssa, who introduces herself simply as "an alcoholic", the episode opens with a moment of silence for "the suffering and recovering Alcoholics and their loved ones inside and out of the rooms", instantly reminding you that you're part of a much wider fellowship. From there, you’ll hear the Serenity Prayer, grounding the listener in acceptance, courage and wisdom before the day even begins.
The heart of the snippet is a Daily Reflections reading focused on Step 9 and making amends. The reading highlights how "Step 9 restores in me a feeling of belonging" and describes the scary but important move from the "safety of AA" back into everyday life. For anyone wrestling with old guilt or damaged relationships, the idea that Step 9 "allows me to remove threats to my sobriety by healing past relationships" may really hit home.
Alyssa also shares an AA Grapevine passage from 1965, celebrating that "more than 350,000 of us have now recovered from our malady" and that AA’s fellowship reaches across race, creed and nationality. The text stresses humility, seeing these achievements as "God's gifts" rather than grounds for self-congratulation. The snippet closes with the Lord’s Prayer, familiar AA phrases like "Keep coming back. It works if you work it", and a simple request: "Dear God, please help me stay sober today.
Amen." It’s a brief, steadying pause that might suit anyone who wants a spiritual, AA-based check-in before facing the day. Could three minutes of prayer and reflection become part of your own morning routine?
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