What did you think when you saw the word God in the 12 steps?

Did you think you would be forced to believe in some particular religion?

Or did you think you couldn't find help because you didn't believe in God?

Welcome to episode 143 of the Recovery Show.

This episode is brought to you by Jonathan.

He used the donation button on our website.

Thank you, Jonathan, for your generous contribution.

This episode is for you. We are friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity and happiness.

We who live or have lived with a seemingly hopeless problem of addiction understand as perhaps few others can.

So much depends on our own attitudes, and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery.

Before we begin, we would like to state that though we at the Recovery Show may be in a 12-step

program, we represent ourselves rather than the program.

The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them. Take what you like and leave

the rest. We hope you will find something in our sharing that speaks to your life.

My name is Spencer and I'm your host today.

And I had actually planned a different topic for today's show, but the arrangements for that

topic are taking longer than I had expected.

So today I want to share with you two open talks

from a session titled, God of our Understanding, and I did mention these in last week's show,

I'll present them here without comment. Like I started laughing, right?

Because like at the time I was like going through some stuff, like going through some changes

in my beliefs, right?

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