JonMarc Grodi and Brother Rex Anthony Norris continue their discussion of the spirituality of 12 Step recovery programs.

Even for Christians who have been walking with the Lord for many years may discover that because they have never fully come to grips with their own fundamental woundedness (Step #1), they have not also fully embraced their need for God as the “higher power” that can “restore us to sanity” (Step #2).

The radical self-honesty of Step #1 leads to the possibility of a deeper relationship with and need for Jesus as savior and healer that is bound up with Step #2.