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Hi Bill, In my experience with CIR the most active and best place to connect with other Catholics practicing a 12 step recovery program is in the meetings. I offer a suggestion to just jump into some meetings and listen. I believe you will find the Catholic brothers and sisters you will be able to relate to.
Step 3 is BY FAR the hardest step I work (yes, present tense). I thought step 2 was difficult, but step 3 almost killed me .. kinda seriously. I came too close to quitting in despair, because I knew I wasn’t giving up my will. I wasn’t sure I could. If I had quit working this program back then, I have no idea where I would be today. Thanks be to God, I had a VERY patient and truly loving sponsor who encouraged me and stayed with me until I was ready to make a decision to turn my life and will over to the care of God. There are no deadlines in working the 12 steps 🙂 I have heard people say, just do the best you can and move on, but I couldn’t do that. Step 1 brought me so much Peace and eventually Step 2 did also, so I didn’t want to just move on until I was at Peace with Step 3. I now know what it feels like to turn my will over to the care of God and even though I take it back from time to time, I know all I have to do is make a decision and follow through and receive the true Peace of letting God be God, and I will just be me 🙂
