Tafakari ya Kitabu cha Kijivu
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 Power cares about you.
Gray Book, p. 35 (Step Two, Lines 12-15)
Our Literature tells us that we need the Second Step in order to achieve any sort of ongoing Recovery. Working this Step relieves our obsession to use, and Helps us with our withdrawals. Narcotics Anonymous Grants us the Freedom to choose a Power Greater than ourselves that can restore us to Sanity.
What's asked of us is that this Power be Loving and Caring. This Higher Power of our own understanding does not come without catches.
Our Third Step asks that we be Honest about our Belief. Part of being Honest is to be Willing to try to Emulate some of its Qualities and show Empathy to others, as it is shown to us. The Care, Trust, and Patience we are shown through our relationship with this 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.
In This Moment: 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.