Step 11
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out.
Continuing contact with one’s God, achieved through prayer and meditation, enables the member to grow personally and spiritually. One’s God need not be a deity, therefore this step benefits not only those who believe in God, but also those who are agnostic or atheistic.
The Gamblers Anonymous program is based on personal spirituality, and as such, give members the freedom to choose by what means they contact the God of their own understanding. Whether by formal prayer or meditation, members are encouraged to make daily contact with their God. Through this continuing contact, members become more receptive to the potential experience of God’s will for them and the strength to live accordingly.