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.
2007-10-29 16:49:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I didn't get this prayer from AA. A friend of mine gave me a bookmark with the prayer on it and I liked it.
2007-10-29 17:19:21 · update #1
Dear Lori,
i think it's an absolute truth in life that there are sometimes things that happen that are beyond our control. There are other times when we can do something but are afraid to do so. The prayer just says that we need the wisdom to discern and to act accordingly. For times when things are beyond our control- we trust that God is in control and knows what He is doing. For times when we can act- we act in accordance to God's word and trust that He blesses our obedience.
Whatever it is that you believe-- you should not worry about what people think, but worry most about being close to the Lord.
Hope that helps. Kindly,
Nickster
2007-10-29 16:55:26 · answer #1 · answered by Nickster 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I often have thought the same thing. Thus, I wrote the inverse of the 'serenity prayer', and I call it 'The Insanity Prayer':
God, grant me the insanity,
to have my cake and eat it too,
the courage to eat it all,
and the wisdom to ignore the difference...
Although there are many things I cannot accept, there are many things I must endure. Without a sense of humor, I probably WOULD go insane!
2007-10-29 21:01:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that it is a good prayer to remind us that even though we can't changeevery thing, that there are things that we can do to change some things, and with Gods wisdom, we will know the difference. In other words, with Gods wisdom, we will except that there are things that we cannot change, and to admit it, instead of trying to do something that we are unable to do, and then get upset because we can't.
2007-10-29 17:00:03 · answer #3 · answered by jenx 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Prayer is talking to God and sharing everythings you feel to him. He is the best listener for us. Even we do not know how to say the words. He knows through holy spirit who is in you. we can not learn the words by heart if it does not same with what we feel. God is even closer then everyone in the world. Don't worry about the imperfect sentence.
2007-10-29 17:01:44 · answer #4 · answered by bingungki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was written for alcoholics...All members of the AA knows it by heart......but it is a beautiful little prayer and I think it could help anyone that needed hope.
2007-10-29 16:59:53 · answer #5 · answered by dreamdress2 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I disagree. It takes wisdom and strength to let go of something that can't be changed or fixed, or is better left alone.
Edit: also, 12 Days is correct.
2007-10-29 16:54:22 · answer #6 · answered by milomax 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope
2007-10-29 16:57:27 · answer #7 · answered by Yahoo Sucks 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like you B/F is insecure.
It's called projection; a form of denial.
2007-10-29 17:04:03 · answer #8 · answered by TheNewCreationist 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's right.
2007-10-29 16:55:21 · answer #9 · answered by atheist_2_u 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋