The Reasons for Why We Plea to “Relieve Me of the Bondage of Self” – Step 8
THE TYPE OF "SELF SERVICE" THAT WILL BRING GREAT RELIEF - "Relieve me of the bondage of self; that I may better do Thy will [i.e., the will one's of Higher Power] ." (The Big Book, p. 63) THE BOND OF SELFLESSNESS - "Make us servants of Your will and grant us a bond of selflessness, that this may truly be Your work, not ours - in order that no addict, anywhere, need to die from the horrors of addiction." (The Basic Text,p. xi ) "Do some selfless service for people who are in need. Consider the whole picture, not…