My mom taught me the Serenity Prayer when I received my first communion.
I like this prayer so much… It gives me courage and calmness. So I want to share it with you all.
The Serenity Prayer
by Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)
God, give us grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the Wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.
Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus did,
This sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it,
Trusting that You will make all things right,
If I surrender to Your will,
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
And supremely happy with You forever in the next.
Amen.
(If you like it, here’s a printed version of The Serenity Prayer.)
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5 responses so far ↓
1 Joseph // Feb 23, 2008 at 12:17
Thanks for posting this, I didn’t realise that there was a second part to it!
Peace
2 Personal Development Blog // May 30, 2008 at 14:07
I like this prayer, but I like the first part of it better. The second part of the prayer uses conditional terminology and also is a bit dis-empowering in the languageing. I don’t believe that hardship has to be the road to peace. It is only the case if that is what we believe.
I think if we stick to the just the first paragraph, it will help us more.
3 The Serenity Prayer | The Secret of Law of Attraction Accelerator : reddit.com // Aug 3, 2008 at 5:31
4 Free Obituaries // May 20, 2009 at 18:22
Yes I will save this Prayer too. Thanks a lot for sharing.
5 The Serenity Prayer - The Secret - Law of Attraction // Sep 29, 2009 at 11:31
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