The three reminders

How can I assist you today?


I seek the courage to change the things that I can change

the patience to accept the things that I can't change

the wisdom to know the difference


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer

The Serenity Prayer is the common name for an originally untitled prayer by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr^[1] (1892–1971). It has been adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step programs.

The best-known form is:

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,

The courage to change the things I can,

And wisdom to know the difference.

The original, attributed to Niebuhr, is:

God, give me grace to accept with serenity

the things that cannot be changed,

Courage to change the things

which should be changed,

and the Wisdom to distinguish

the one from the other.

Living one day at a time,

Enjoying one moment at a time,

Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,

Taking, as Jesus did,

This sinful world as it is,

Not as I would have it,

Trusting that You 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.