Week 20: Step 8 Making The List

Step 8: Made a list of all person we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

Use the set-aside prayer and the seventh step prayer.

How do i make this list? I look at the harms I’ve identified in the resentment and sex inventories. Include any “take it to the graves” people to whom you’ve caused harm. 

There are also amends that are due that are not found in any written inventory. These can be uncovered through daily prayer and meditation asking God to show you who you’ve harmed or give you an intuitive thought. 

Make sure you are clear on who you’ve caused harm to; persons you stole time, trust or money from or persons you hurt either intentionally or unintentionally that did not show up in a resentment inventory. 

There may be many people that you did not resent, but that you’ve harmed. Take this to prayer and meditation and ask God to reveal to you anyone you might’ve caused harm to even though you had no resentment in connection to them.

Use the process described in this workshop recording to create your list. Use index cards and not individual pieces of paper. Follow the format described on page 81 of the BBA workbook in order to fill out your index card.