Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Serenity

God grant these children the serenity
to accept the things they cannot change;
courage to change the things they 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 they would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if they surrender to His Will;
That they may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
--Reinhold Niebuhr (adapted)

 

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