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serenity_prayer
hsg God, give us 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.

Deus, dona mihi serenitatem accipere res quae non possum mutare, fortitudinem mutare res quae possum, atque sapientiam differentiam cognoscere.


the author is uncertain. most often credit is given to Niebuhr.
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amy i kept a mug for tea with this prayer on it when i was teaching. it helped stabilize me in a way that would probably be impossible now. no fault of the prayer. thanks for the Latin. 090529
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