Breathing Under Water
by Richard Rohr
Rohr reads the Twelve Steps as a spiritual program for everyone, because everyone is addicted to something, the ego, control, certainty. Each step gets a chapter connecting it to the gospel and the contemplative tradition. It is short and valuable both for people in recovery and for those who have never considered themselves addicts.
Read it if…
you are in recovery or suspect that the Twelve Steps have something for you anyway.
Skip it if…
you want the program itself; this is reflection on it.
Three things you will actually use
- Everyone is addicted to something; begin with that.
- Powerlessness is the gateway, not the defeat.
- Surrender is strength.
Do this first
Write what you are powerless over, honestly, as the first step asks.
Our verdict
Short and wise.
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