Category: Prayers

In the spirit of love and truth,we ask our Higher Power to guide us as we share our experience, strength, and hope.

We open our hearts to the light of wisdom,
the warmth of love, and the joy of acceptance.

Higher Power, Thank you for showing me this memory. It is a painful one. Thank you for starting to uncover this part of me.

Higher Power, I welcome your healing light to shine on all corners of this memory so that I can love this part of me, too.

Higher Power, please help us stay mindful in our service work,

reminding us that we do not seek personal power, nor do we govern

or control others to advance our personal agendas. Instead, we practice:

* Anonymity

* Humility

* Tolerance

* Gratitude

* Amends, and

* Forgiveness

God* help me to:
Accept other people as they are,
Recognize my own feelings,
Meet my own needs, and
Love myself just as I am.

We thank our Higher Power,
for all that we have received from this meeting.
As we close, may we take with us
the wisdom, love, acceptance, and hope of recovery.

Tradition One Prayer
Higher Power, deepen my awareness to include the welfare of the whole, setting aside my discomfort and personal agenda. Help me speak my truth and allow others the same privilege, trusting that the spirit of unity supports my own recovery.

Tradition Two Prayer
Higher Power, grant me the humility to be a trusted servant, remembering that no one person governs. Together we seek the guidance and loving expression of Your will through our informed group conscience process.

Tradition Three Prayer
Higher Power, help me let go of my fear and expectations in my desire for healthy and loving relationships. Grant me courage to be honest, open-minded, and willing to acknowledge healthy boundaries as I accept myself and others.

Tradition Four Prayer
Higher Power, let me embrace the spiritual principles of autonomy and unity. Help me become aware of how my decisions affect other people and the community as a whole. May I honor You, using the gifts I have received to give service as I recover.

Tradition Five Prayer
Higher Power, help me carry the CoDA message of hope, sharing my struggles as well as my triumphs with other codependents who still suffer. May I listen with an open heart and an open mind. Help me accept responsibility for my part in creating more loving relationships and healthier CoDA meetings.

Tradition Six Prayer
Higher Power, help me keep my focus on the primary spiritual aim and the power of the CoDA principles. Show me how to build equal relationships with others, releasing control, the misuse of power, and overconcern with material possessions.

Tradition Seven Prayer
Higher Power, help me become self-supporting; financially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Carry me through my discomfort as I become accountable for my behavior. Guide me to give service and financial support humbly, wholeheartedly, and enthusiastically to ensure the health and growth of our CoDA community. May I cooperate as an equal partner in all my relationships so all may benefit, including me.

Tradition Eight Prayer
Higher Power, may I appreciate that each of us is a precious creation with unique and valuable abilities and talents. May we contribute as equals to seek shared solutions for the benefit of all. Give me courage to say yes to service requests that will help me grow.

Tradition Nine Prayer
Higher Power, support me as I do my part, humbly sharing in the rotation of service, remembering that no individual is in charge. May I loosen my control and accept the informed group conscience as an expression of Your loving spiritual guidance.

Tradition Ten Prayer
Higher Power, encourage me to contribute to a safe environment by keeping our meetings focused on CoDA recovery. Help me stay away from hurtful controversy and outside issues, creating space for healthy relationships to grow.

Tradition Eleven Prayer
Higher Power, may I be mindful of remaining anonymous in all forms of public communication. May my life reflect the CoDA principles, attracting new faces to our Fellowship. Help me remember to speak for myself, not for others, or for CoDA as a whole.

Tradition Twelve Prayer
Higher Power, thank you for the principle of anonymity as the spiritual foundation of CoDA’s Twelve Traditions. Help me let go of expectations and my need for recognition. May I remember to base my decisions on principles rather than personalities.

 Step One Prayer 
In this moment, I do not have to control anyone, including me. And if I feel uncomfortable with what another person is doing or not doing, I can remind myself that I am powerless over this person and I am powerless over my compulsion to act in inappropriate ways.

Step Two Prayer 
In this moment, I can believe that I am never alone; I can experience the sense of freedom that having a Higher Power offers me. I can remind myself that believing is also an action, and if I am willing to practice it, one moment at a time, I will develop faith.

Step Three Prayer 
In this moment, I can choose my own Higher Power. I can set aside all the old beliefs about who I am not and be who I am—a child of God. I can remind myself that a faith in a Higher Power becomes a faith in me, and that my recovery lies in being true to myself and to my Higher Power

Step Four Prayer 
In this moment, I am willing to see myself as I truly am: a growing, unfolding spiritual being resting in the hands of a loving God. I can separate who I am from what I’ve done knowing that the real me is emerging—loving, joyful, and whole

Step Five Prayer 
In this moment, I will acknowledge myself for doing what was most difficult for me. I will rest in the accepting presence of my Higher Power. I know I have deepened my commitment to the journey of recovery by opening my self and my heart to a fellow human being.

Step Six Prayer 
In this moment, I am entirely ready to be freed of all my shortcomings. In this moment, I am ready to surrender these defects of character to God, knowing that the power of willingness to heal is great. Each new Step I take in my recovery, no matter how small it may appear, is an affirmation of my wholeness.

In this moment, I ask my Higher Power to, remove all of my shortcomings,
relieving me of the burden of my past.
In this moment, I place my hand in God’s,
trusting that the void I experience is being filled with my Higher Power’s unconditional love
for me and those in my life.

In this moment, I see the impossible become not only possible, but real.
As I forgive myself for my shortcomings, I am able to forgive others, opening the way for a true and lasting change in my behavior.
Thank you, God.

In this moment, I trust my Higher Power to guide me in making sincere and honest amends.

In this moment, I experience my gratitude for Co-Dependents Anonymous and the Twelve Steps of recovery, knowing that as I am willing to live this
program, share the fellowship, and walk with God, I am free.

Step Ten Prayer
In this moment, I live my life in a new way.
As I continue to open my heart and mind,
little by little,
one day at a time,
I reveal my true self,
mend my relationships,
and touch God

Step Eleven Prayer
In this moment, I quiet my thoughts and open my mind and heart to God’s guidance for me.

In this moment, I feel the gentle peace that conscious contact with God allows. If I am troubled and in doubt or joyful and serene, I turn to God. I know my path will be revealed and the way to my highest good will be made known.

Step Twelve Prayer
In this moment, I thank God for my spiritual awakening.

In this moment, I choose to live all the principles of this simple program. I know the wisdom working through me will touch all I meet with God’s love and understanding.
I am at peace.