Step Eleven - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

From: How Al-Anon Works pg 63. (copyright 1995, by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.)

In the past, most of us said frantic prayers in hope that God would do our will and give us what we wanted. But experience has shown us that our will often gets us into trouble and generally leads us to disappointment in the end. Most of us have learned the hard way that the only will worth pursuing, the only guidamce worth praying for, is knowledge of the will of God. Only God knows what is best for all concerned. So our efforts to strengthen our spiritual lives focus on seeking only God's will - and the power to carry it out. For no matter how weak or uncertain we may feel, tremendous power is available to us when we turn to the source of unlimited Power. With such spiritual help, we can accomplish preveously unimaginable goals, even the goal of living happy and gratifying lives.

Love - Dot