For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority–a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience.
12 Steps of AA
Step Two
Step Two
We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
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Tradition Two
For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority — a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
Long Form
Hope
To expect with desire; something on which hopes are centered.
To expect with desire; something on which hopes are centered.
Second Step Prayer
—GOD, I’m standing at the turning point right now. Give me your protection and care as I abandon myself to you and give up my old ways and my old ideas just for today.
AMEN
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GOD, I’m standing at the turning point right now. Give me your protection and care as I abandon myself to you and give up my old ways and my old ideas just for today.
AMEN
Concept II
The General Service Conference of A.A. has become, for nearly every practical purpose, the active voice and the effective conscience of our whole society in its world affairs.
Long Form
When, in 1955, the A.A. groups confirmed the permanent charter for their General Service Conference, they thereby delegated to the Conference complete authority for the active maintenance of our world services and thereby made the Conference—excepting for any change in the Twelve Traditions or in Article 12 of the Conference Charter—the actual voice and the effective conscience for our whole Society.