"What was given to you freely, you must give away freely." Matthew 10:8 "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." Mahatma Gandhi "As every man has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God." 1 Peter 4:10 Step 12: "Having had a spiritual awakening through the Atonement of Jesus Christ as a result of taking these steps, we share this message with others and practice these principles in all we do." The key principle of this step is Service. It's interesting what this step does NOT say. It does NOT say, "When you are completely sober..." It does NOT say, "When you feel better about yourself..." Step 12 says, "Having had a spiritual awakening..." What does that tell us? Recovery is a spiritual process and comes as the result of both our efforts to step into relat...