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I've been an active member of a 12 step group for more than 18 years, and for most of those years, I kind of looked down on religion. As though the 12 steps had given me more insight to spirituality than what they offered.

And though I attended mass with my family on Christmas and Easter, I felt a bit superior, thinking I knew more than they did about God.

Then, many factors caused me to reconsider. One of them was the thought that if I knew so much about God, I should be sharing it with my neighbors and community.

So last year I signed up for RCIA classes and have been amazed at how little I knew about God, and about how much there was for me to learn from them! So,now I'm nearing Holy Week, and my entry into the church, and I feel more spirtiually invigorated than I have in years. I continue to attend my 12 step meetings, and they have been greatly enhanced because of my new RCIA experience.