Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this Step 3 AA session, Joe focuses on the experience of thousands of men and women who have come to believe in a power greater than themselves. The Big Book highlights that by taking a certain attitude toward this higher power and following simple actions, they experienced a revolutionary change in both their way of living and thinking.

Joe explains that in the face of collapse, despair, and the failure of human resources, those who surrender to a higher power find a new sense of direction, peace, and happiness. The transformation that occurs is not just about abstinence—it’s about the spiritual power that sustains recovery. Without the spiritual “lubricant” tha ...