SBR: Step Two does not require us to believe that we will be restored.

Notice that Step Two invites us to believe that restoration could happen. Step Two does not require us to believe that we will be restored. We may not yet be able to imagine that. We only need to believe that it could happen–if a Power greater than our own is available. That is why Step Two is sometimes called the “hope” Step. It introduces the possibility of restoration to sanity through a Power greater than ourselves.

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