THE SERENITY PRAYER
In these times of turmoil , with recession, job loss, politics, and depression, I thought the Serentiy Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr might be useful.
We all know the first four lines:
God,grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
But did you know that there are eight more lines in this famous prayer by Mr. Niebuhr?
Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardship as the pathway to peace
Taking, as Jesus did,
This sinful world as it it,
Not as I would have it;
Trusting that You, God, 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.
There are 3 ways to get God’s peace:
1. Accept the things that can’t be changed.
Worrying, self pity, and being bitter or guily about things that won’t give you peace. Just accept it.
2. Trust God to do His thing.
You will never have a life without problems. If you wait for a problem free life,
it will never happen.
3. Surrender and let God be God
Why must you always be the boss in the driver’s seat? You are not in charge of your fate. You don’t do a good job at it, so let go and let your loving god take charge.
LIFE IS SHORT. ACCEPT THE MOMENT WITH ALL ITS MYSTERIES.
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