Grey Book Reflection
The only thing we want to emphasize is that you should feel comfortable with your Higher Power and be able to make the statement that your Higher Power cares about you.
Gray Book, p. 35 (Chapter Two, Lines 12-15)
Most of us that arrived to Narcotics Anonymous didn't have a working relationship with a Higher Power. Most of us didn't even have a relationship with reality. Our Second Step allowed for evidence to be presented in our Lives and the Lives of others.
When we tapped into this Power, it relieved our obsession to use. Our Literature says that the most obvious sign of the insanity of addiction is the obsession to use. The lifting of this obsession was our most compelling proof of something working in our Lives for the better.
The Third Step allows us the Freedom to choose a Higher Power of Our Own Understanding. It does not come without catches though, our Third Step asks that we be Honest about our Belief. Part of being Honest is that our Higher Power be Caring, Loving, and we can add Forgiving.
With these qualities we can try to emulate those qualities and show Empathy to others, as it is shown to us. The Caring, Trust, and Patience we are shown through our relationship with this Higher Power can be reflected to others. Our Literature tells us that it is better to understand rather than to be understood.
If we are asking our Higher Power to remove our shortcomings, we are asking for Forgiveness at the same time. In turn, we will show this Spirit of Forgiveness to others.
We will choose a Higher Power of Our Own Understanding. We will choose a Power that will reflect how we want to be treated, and how we will treat others through the Spiritual Principles.