Group members stand in a circle and hold hands while they speak this prayer. It holds a powerful and healing message.
GOD, grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.Amen
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The rest of the Serenity Prayer is not as well known, but is a beautiful promise of hope. The prayer was penned by Reinhold Neibuhr (pictured on the right) back in 1926.
Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardship 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
The Serenity Prayer is used as a part of most, if not all, 12 Steps meetings… not just in A.A. However, they generally follow the same meeting format — and the methodology – invented by Alcoholics Anonymous.
Serenity prayer, extended version: serenity, courage & wisdom + patience, appreciation, tolerance & strength (Photo credit: gumption)
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