Wednesday, July 02, 2008

The Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr

3 comments:

  1. If only we could all live this way!

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  2. Anonymous2:59 p.m.

    All right my love, what motivated a posting of the Serenity Prayer (I've always preferred the full version - exactly as you posted it)... inquiring minds want to know...

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  3. Hubby Ian11:03 p.m.

    All right my love, what motivated a posting of the Serenity Prayer (I've always preferred the full version - exactly as you posted it)... inquiring minds want to know...

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