{"id":3230,"date":"2014-10-17T17:21:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T01:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pacificasv.org\/?p=3230"},"modified":"2016-09-12T20:20:30","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T03:20:30","slug":"pacifica-lectures-with-pastor-bob-mckee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacificainstitute.org\/bay-area\/2014\/10\/17\/pacifica-lectures-with-pastor-bob-mckee\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacifica Lectures with Pastor Bob McKee"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"insert\"Pastor Bob McKee, pastor at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Sunnyvale for 17 years, spoke at Pacifica Institute Silicon Valley Wednesday night on the 12 Steps to Greater Harmony<\/em> where he posed the question:\u00a0 \u201cIn our world that seems addicted to conflict, could these steps have some wisdom in moving to a place of greater harmony in our personal and corporate lives?\u201d<\/p>\n

Based on AA\u2019s 12 Steps for Sobriety<\/em>, Pastor McKee explained how 12 Steps<\/em> could be used to solve addictions (ie: substance abuse, over eating, smoking, electronics use, etc.), personal problems, or global issues.<\/p>\n

Using personal knowledge and experience with 12 Steps<\/em>, Bob shared how each step dovetails into the next, and how, with support and faith, we could all become better and more compassionate humans — first within our own lives, then within our community, and ultimately around the world.<\/p>\n

The evening concluded with an elegantly presented buffet of delicious Turkish foods and great conversation around the tables.<\/p>\n

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For those unfortunate enough to miss Pastor McKee\u2019s presentation, the 12 Steps<\/em> are:<\/p>\n

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  1. We admitted we were powerless over . ( FILL IN THE BLANK)<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0— \u00a0that our lives had become unmanageable<\/li>\n
  2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity<\/li>\n
  3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we\u00a0<\/em>understood Him<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves<\/li>\n
  5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs<\/li>\n
  6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.<\/li>\n
  7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings<\/li>\n
  8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all<\/li>\n
  9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others<\/li>\n
  10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it<\/li>\n
  11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him<\/em>, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out<\/li>\n
  12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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