God please grant me the ability to accept the things I can not change.....
How does this prayer go? And is it true that this is a "12 Step" program prayer?
Thanks!!
2007-01-15 09:23:49 · 9 answers · asked by Cynthia H 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thanks Everyone....BTW...I am not in 12 Step....
2007-01-15 09:32:11 · update #1
Serenity Prayer
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;
Living one day 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;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with you forever in the next.
A Brief History of the Serenity Prayer
There are many theories, but no one really knows who wrote the Serenity Prayer or when it was written. One theory suggests that it was written in 500A.D. by a philosopher named Boethius who became a martyr for the Christians of his time.
A theologian in the 1930's and 1940's named Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr is often cited as the author, but he read it in an obituary notice and gave credit to an earlier 18th century theologian. It is claimed that Dr. Niebuhr was so impressed by the prayer that he brought it to the attention of Bill W., one of the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. It was so suited for the needs of AA it became a key part of the AA movement and their 12 step program. Alcoholics Anonymous and the other 12 step programs deserve the credit for making the Serenity Prayer so popular in the 20th Century.
Yes it is. At the beginningof the meeting this prayer is said
God Bless You
2007-01-15 09:41:32 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's called the Serenity Prayer and lots of 12 step programs use it:
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.
It was written by Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr, who was a protestant minister, and was scarfed by Alcoholics Anonymous
2007-01-15 09:29:00 · answer #2 · answered by Kallan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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 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.
2007-01-15 09:31:22 · answer #3 · answered by revdauphinee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it goes like this, not 100% but worth a shot:
"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."
2007-01-15 09:30:33 · answer #4 · answered by Jon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-01-15 09:29:51 · answer #5 · answered by littledreamergirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ability to change the things I cannot accept, and the ability to hide the bodies of the bodies of the people who ticked me off.
2007-01-15 09:38:34 · answer #6 · answered by Wisdom Lies in the Heart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no "12 step" prayer... That's a man-made concept. Pray from your heart not from others.
2007-01-15 09:30:42 · answer #7 · answered by dooltaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.
2007-01-15 09:29:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alcoholics Anonymous uses it as its basis.
It continues: To change the things I can, and to have the wisdom to knnow the difference.
2007-01-15 09:33:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋