Yes, a power we
call Sila, which is not to be explained in simple words. A Great Spirit,
supporting the world and the weather and all life on earth. A spirit so mighty
that what He says to mankind is not through common words. No one has seen Sila,
His place of being is a mystery, in that He is at once among us and unspeakable
far away.
Najagneq
Eskimo
Lack
of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live,
and it had to be a Power
greater than ourselves. Obviously.
Big
Book pg. 45
Let
us make haste to reassure you. We found that as soon as we were able to lay
aside prejudice and express even a willingness to believe in a Power greater
than ourselves, we commenced to get results, even though it was impossible for
any of us to fully define or comprehend that Power, which is God.
Big
Book pg. 46
For
faith in a Power greater than ourselves, and miraculous demonstrations of that
power in human lives, are facts as old as man himself.
Big
Book pg. 55
"Wa-kon-da
dhe dhu wapa-dhin a-ton-he"
Father, a
needy one stands before thee. I that sing am he.
Prayer