ESSAY June 2026 - The Miracle of the Fourth and Fifth Steps - Mac M., Florida, USA

Deliverance and acceptance came after giving away Step Four in Step Five. Three months into recovery, I felt a powerful, almost irresistible urge to undertake the Fourth and Fifth Steps. I believe it was a moment of grace—a call from God directing me toward a long-overdue reckoning with my past addictive behavior. At the time, I was attending a daily phone meeting and one in-person meeting each week. To answer this inner call, I asked a member of my weekly group to serve as my temporary sponsor and guide me through these steps. I chose him not because of long-term sobriety, but because he radiated a deep, abiding spirituality. He felt holy to me.