Seventh Step Prayer
Willing to be changed
My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen.
From Alcoholics Anonymous (the Big Book), 4th edition, page 76. Quoted with attribution. © A.A. World Services, Inc.
From the Recovery Prayers on Colors in Recoveryhttps://colorsinrecovery.com/prayers/seventh-step-prayer/© 2026 Colors in Recovery / JC M. All rights reserved. The prayer’s wording belongs to its source above.
“God” can mean whatever higher power you are working with. Take your time. There is no right way to say it.
If this stirs up more than you can sit with, see the crisis and recovery resources, or Urge Help if an urge is close.