Tuesday, December 08, 2009

A Timely Prayer with Timeless Truth

"A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." -Proverbs 25:11



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

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