The Twelve Steps
The Second Step of the
12
Steps: Part 1
"Came to
believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."
In the Second of the Twelve Steps, we
affirm that we Came.
Think how
significant this word "Came" is for us! Think what our lives
would be like today if we had never taken that First Step and "came"
to our First Recovery Meeting (perhaps AA, Al-Anon, OA, CODA, EA, or
some other group). By the grace of God, we "came." We came to find
help! We found what we came for! We came and found others who were
struggling with many of the issues and obstacles that we faced. We
came and discovered that they had found a measure of sanity and
serenity that we thought we would never find again. We found
encouragement from others similar to us, and we came again, and
again, and again, and found a Program that met our needs.
We "came" and
learned that the 12 Steps to Recovery and Serenity were a Proven
Program. The 12 Steps had been tried and tested by millions of
others, who had found healing and strength when faced with problems that
seemed impossible to overcome at the time. We "came," and with fear and
trembling we took the First Step. And when we took that first step, we
found what others had found after they began the Program, and we started
down the road to sanity and serenity with new friends and companions.
