A Recovering Alcoholic's Prayer

Four adults sit in a circle in a bright community room, listening as one person speaks.
Today is worth receiving with gratitude, care and companionship.

Dear Lord - thank you for the gift of sobriety. I pray that I may use the gift wisely again today. I also pray for strength and faith so that nothing will harm me or weaken my determination to stay sober.

Amen . . . and amen!

Submitted to Catholic Prayers on October 26, 1998 by Wayne (wayneh@snet.net).

Further reading

This prayer gives thanks for sobriety and asks for strength to care for that gift today. Scott Weeman’s The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments connects Catholic sacramental life with Twelve-Step recovery, offering a Catholic framework for reflection alongside ongoing recovery support and professional care when needed.

The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments: A Catholic Journey through Recovery by Scott Weeman (paperback) on Amazon (paid link)