The idea of God is different in every person. The joy of my recovery was to find God within me.
—Angela L. Wozniak—
The program promises peace. Day by day, step by step, we move closer to it. Each time we clearly
are touched by someone else, and each time we touch another, carries us closer to a realization of
God’s presence, in others, in ourselves, in all experiences. The search for God is over, just as soon as
we realize the Spirit is as close as our thoughts, our breath. Coming to believe in a greater power brings such relief to us in our daily struggles. And on occasion we still fight for control to be all-powerful ourselves, only to realize that the barriers we confront are of our own making. We are on easy street, just as soon as we choose to let God be our guide in all decisions, large and small. The program’s greatest gift to us is relief from anxiety, the anxiety that so often turned us to booze, or pills, or candy. Relief is felt every time we let go of the problem that’s entrapped us and wait for the comfort and guidance God guarantees. God’s help is mine just as quickly as I fully avail myself of it. I will let go of today’s problems.