Post by MSMFDawn on Nov 6, 2006 19:57:17 GMT -5
The Serenity Prayer is a prayer written by Reinhold Niebuhr on July 1, 1943 in for the Union Church of Heath, Mass. This prayer is distributed in 12 step programs, AA, NA, etc but usually in its shortened form is most known. I wanted to share it in its entirety so that we might all benefit from the words he chose to share. Each time I say it or read it-- I think about the things in my life and it gives me some peace. I hope that it will do the same for all of you.
The Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can; and
the wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardship 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
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can; and
the wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardship 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