מלבד מספר רגעים חטופים של תשוקה לשתות, לא שבה אליו המחשבה על שתייה; ובאותם פעמים עלה בו שאט נפש מהמשקה. נראה שלא יוכל לשתות יותר – אפילו אם ירצה. אלוהים החזיר לו את שפיותו!
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 57
The word "God" was frightening to me when I first saw it associated with A.A.'s Twelve Steps. Having tried all the means I could to stop drinking, I found that it was not possible for me to sustain that desire over a period of time. Yet, how could I believe in a "God" that had allowed me to sink to the deep despair that engulfed me — whether drinking or dry?
The answer was in finally admitting that it might be possible for me to know the mercy of a Power greater than myself who could grant me sobriety contingent on my willingness to "come to believe." By finally admitting that I was one among many, and by following the example of my sponsor and other A.A. members in practicing faith I did not have, my life has been given meaning, direction and purpose.