OA Prayers & Statements

Serenity Prayer: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.

Serenity Statement: I seek the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.

The OA Promise: I put my hand in yours, and together we can do what we could never do alone. No longer is there a sense of hopelessness, no longer must we each depend upon our own unsteady willpower. We are all together now, reaching out our hands for power and strength greater than ours, and as we join hands, we find love and understanding beyond our wildest dreams.

Third Step Prayer:

God, 

I offer myself to Thee

To build with me & 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 & Thy way of life.

May I do Thy will always!

Seventh Step Prayer:

My Creator,

I am now willing that you should have all of me, good & bad.

I pray that you now remove from me every

single defect of character which stands in the way

of my usefulness to you & my fellows.

Grant me strength, as I go out from here to do Your bidding.