The Serenity Prayer

The Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity
to 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

Great Quote!

I was regretting the past and fearing the future. Suddenly my Lord was speaking: "My name is I AM."

He paused.
I waited.
He continued.
"When you live in the past with its mistakes and regrets, it is hard. I am not there. My name is not I WAS.

When you live in the future with its problems and fears, it is hard. I am not there. My name is not I WILL.

When you live in this moment it is not hard. I am here. My name is I AM."

-Helen Mallicoat