Friday, May 12, 2006

Wisdom to know the Difference

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 on 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

Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will direct your paths.

Proverbs 3, 5-6