Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

STEP TWELVE

the deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the
grace of God.

These little studies of A.A.'s Twelve Steps now come to
a close. We have been considering so many problems that it
may appear that A.A. consists mainly of racking dilemmas
and troubleshooting. To a certain extent, that is true. We
have been talking about problems because we are problem
people who have found a way up and out, and who wish to
share our knowledge of that way with all who can use it.
For it is only by accepting and solving our problems that
we can begin to get right with ourselves and with the world
about us, and with Him who presides over us all. Under-
standing is the key to right principles and attitudes, and
right action is the key to good living; therefore the joy of
good living is the theme of A.A.'s Twelfth Step.

With each passing day of our lives, may every one of
us sense more deeply the inner meaning of A.A.'s simple
prayer:

God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change,
Courage to change the things we can,
And wisdom to know the difference.