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day seldom passes with an elder Indian or others who are esteemed wise and
good, in which a blessing is not asked or thanks returned to the Giver of
Life. Sometimes audibly but most generally in the devotional language of
the heart. Tshut-che-nac 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 it
out. Big Book pg. 59 Now, what about prayer? Prayer is the raising of the heart and mind
to God--and in this sense it includes meditation. How may we go about it?
And how does it fit in with meditation? Prayer, as commonly understood, is
a petition to God. Having opened our channel as best we can, we try to ask
for those right things of which we and others are in the greatest need.
And we think that the whole range of our needs is well defined by that
part of Step Eleven which says, "...knowledge of His will for us and the
power to carry that out. A request for this fits in any part of our
day. Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions pg.
102 Grandfather teach me to pray from the
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