"Each soul must
meet the morning sun, the new, sweet earth, and the great silence alone.”
Charles
Alexander Eastman Ohiyesa Santee Sioux
We
were now at Step Three. Many of us said to our Maker, as we understood Him:
"God, I offer myself to Thee--to build with me and to do with me as Thou
wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take
away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would
help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy way of life. May I do Thy will
always!" We thought well before taking this step making sure we were
ready; that we could at last abandon ourselves utterly to Him. We found it very
desirable to take this spiritual step with an understanding person, such as our
wife, best friend, or spiritual adviser. But it is better to meet God alone
than with one who might misunderstand. The wording was, of course, quite
optional so long as we expressed the idea, voicing it without reservation. This
was only a beginning, though if honestly and humbly made, an effect, sometimes
a very great one, was felt at once.
Big
Book pg. 63
Meditation
is something which can always be further developed. It has no boundaries,
either of width or height. Aided by such instruction and example as we can
find, it is essentially an individual adventure, something which each of us
works out in his own way. But its object is always the same; to improve our
conscious contact with God, with His grace, wisdom, and love.
Twelve
Steps & Twelve Traditions pg. 101
Great Spirit show us how to embrace the great silence.