Recognizing our lives have become unmanageable because of our addiction is humbling. That's the point of the first step. It's to humble us, making us ready for step two. As Christians, we call on the Lord in humble faith to restore us to sanity.

In our Scripture lesson today, we see a Roman centurion call out to the Lord, Jesus, on behalf of his servant who is sick and close to death. It's in humble faith the centurion makes his plea for Jesus to heal his servant. Likewise, it is in humble faith we cry out to the Lord to help bring us to sobriety and maintain sobriety.