The Prayer of Serenity
Lord,
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 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
as supremely happy with Him
forever in the next,
Amen.
Dear God,
Please let me know when to take charge and when to let you take over, and let me feel happy about it;
Let me not worry about every little problem, 'cause we can't see the future the way you can... let us see, find and feel all the happiness;
Help us to understand that sometimes bad things happen so that good can spring from them;
Help us to live like Jesus, to not try to make more of the world than it is, and trust that everything is made better in Him if we let Him make it so;
Help us realize that this is the way we can make ourselves happiest in this world, and that we will be truly, completely happy when we are finally with You, Him and Your Spirit in eternity,
Amen.
The best things in life come when we aren't looking... they seem to sneak up behind us and jump out. We can search as long as we like and we won't find it until God wants us to. The best way to find peace in ourselves and the world is simply to let him take control. Of course, we can never do that; our sinful human nature won't allow that, but we can try, and He will help us. That seems to be the only way to rest at ease. Just release our earthly bounds and burdens, freeing our hands so we can grab onto His shirttails.
~Godspede
Lord,
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 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
as supremely happy with Him
forever in the next,
Amen.
Dear God,
Please let me know when to take charge and when to let you take over, and let me feel happy about it;
Let me not worry about every little problem, 'cause we can't see the future the way you can... let us see, find and feel all the happiness;
Help us to understand that sometimes bad things happen so that good can spring from them;
Help us to live like Jesus, to not try to make more of the world than it is, and trust that everything is made better in Him if we let Him make it so;
Help us realize that this is the way we can make ourselves happiest in this world, and that we will be truly, completely happy when we are finally with You, Him and Your Spirit in eternity,
Amen.
The best things in life come when we aren't looking... they seem to sneak up behind us and jump out. We can search as long as we like and we won't find it until God wants us to. The best way to find peace in ourselves and the world is simply to let him take control. Of course, we can never do that; our sinful human nature won't allow that, but we can try, and He will help us. That seems to be the only way to rest at ease. Just release our earthly bounds and burdens, freeing our hands so we can grab onto His shirttails.
~Godspede
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