…אתה יכול להפוך את .A.A עצמה לכוח הגדול ממך. הנה קבוצה גדולה של אנשים שפתרו את בעיית האלכוהול שלהם… חברים רבים ב-.A.A חצו את הסף בדרך זו בדיוק… אמונתם התרחבה והעמיקה… משהשתנו, הגיעו לאמונה בכוח עליון…
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 27-28
No one was greater than I, at least in my eyes, when I was drinking. Nevertheless, I couldn't smile at myself in the mirror, so I came to A.A. where, with others, I heard talk of a Higher Power. I couldn't accept the concept of a Higher Power because I believed God was cruel and unloving. In desperation I chose a table, a tree, then my A.A. group, as my Higher Power. Time passed, my life improved, and I began to wonder about this Higher Power. Gradually, with patience, humility and a lot of questions, I came to believe in God. Now my relationship with my Higher Power gives me the strength to live a happy, sober life.