The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the
serenityto 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
Serenity, the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.
The Serenity Prayer first appeared in print in the 1930s, a time decidedly not characterized by serenity.
Reinhold Niebuhr prays for perfect gifts, most useful for living in a tumultuous world.
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