Suggestions about Prayer and Meditation from the Big Book


  1. Make no requests in prayer for yourself only.
  2. Never pray for your own selfish ends.
  3. Select and memorize a few set prayers that emphasize the principles of the steps.
  4. Ask a priest, minister, or rabbi about helpful books and prayers that emphasize the principles of the steps.
  5. Be quick to see where religious people are right.
  6. Make use of what religious people have to offer.

Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 87


What is my purpose?

To love and be loved.
To find our way home.
Trust God, clean house, help others.