Daniel Johnson<p>An acquaintance who is a “friend of Bill W” recently sent me this:</p><p>ST. EPHREM<br>O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despair, lust of power, and idle talk.</p><p>AA STEP 7 PRAYER<br>I pray that You now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to You and my fellows.</p><p><a href="https://deacon.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://deacon.social/tags/AA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AA</span></a> <a href="https://deacon.social/tags/TwelveStep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TwelveStep</span></a></p>