"God, I offer myself to Thee-to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do Thy will always!"
The way I see that is get me ready...And put me in a position that I can best do Thy will. Which is the process...And action....of steps four through nine. And it tells us in the directions for steps 10 and 11....
As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day "Thy will be done." We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions. We become much more efficient. We do not tire so easily, for we are not burning up energy foolishly as we did when we were trying to arrange life to suit ourselves.
It works - it really does.
BB pgs 87 - 88
So I guess my short version would be.....Thy will be done. I use that short prayer a lot. And it does work for me.
-- Edited by Stepchild on Thursday 6th of March 2014 12:44:59 PM
