I Surrender All

Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. There fore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. ~ Hebrews 7:22-25 (NIV)

Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give them selves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 58

Completely.
Not a plurality,
not more likely than not,
not clear and convincing evidence,
not even proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Completely.
A hundred ten percent.
Cannot completely give self to Steps,
can’t be honest
even to the committee in the mind.
Completely hopeless.
But letting go,
surrender —
surrender to one whose
completely works,
saves us from
self,
saves us to
life.

God, I surrender all.
Completely.

Rollins, Barbara. A Cloud of Witnesses -
Two Big Books and Us
(Kindle Locations 1067-1083).
Eagle Wings Press imprint
of Silver Boomer Books. Kindle Edition.