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by Davidpaul, Dav

Serenity Prayer has become one of the most well-knownprayers of our time. While there is much speculation about who wrote it, it is most commonly believed that it was written by Reinhold Niebuhr, a theologian who lived in the early to mid 1900s. It is believed that Niebuhr originally wrote the serenity prayer as part of a sermon.

According to Elisabeth Siftoninher book, The Serenity Prayer, below is the original version of the .

"God, give us grace toaccept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change thethings that should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from theother."

It was the later versionbelow, however, which eventually became adopted by Alcoholic Anonymous in the 1940s:

"O God and HeavenlyFather,

Grant to us the serenity ofmind to accept that which cannot be changed; the courage to change that whichcan be changed, and the wisdom to know the one from the other, through JesusChrist our Lord, Amen."

Niebuhr himself discusses the Serenity Prayer in his book, The Essential Reinhold Niebuhr: Selected Essaysand Addresses. He writes,

?...The embarrassment, particularly, was occasioned by the incessant correspondenceabout a prayer I had composed years before, which the old Federal Council ofChurches had used and which later was printed on small cards to give tosoldiers. Subsequently Alcoholics Anonymous adopted it as its official prayer.The prayer reads: 'God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things thatcannot be changed, courage to change the things that should be changed, and thewisdom to distinguish the one from the other.' ...?

What does the Serenity Prayer mean?

Thereare, of course, many interpretations. Below is from DavidPaul Doyle, author of TheVoice for Love:

The intention of the Serenity Prayer is to bring peace, faith, and certainty to the mind and heart of those seekingGod's support. It asks God for the wisdom and ability to gracefully accept"what is," (what cannot be changed) and for the willingness tomanifest, with God's support, that which is in one's highest good. (Courage tochange the things which should be changed).

The Serenity Prayer acknowledges that if one seeks truepeace and happiness in this life and beyond, it is important to consciouslylive and enjoy one's life in each moment; embrace one's struggles andchallenges; accept the world as it is, not as we would will it to be; and trustin God and surrender to God's Will thereby uniting our will with His.

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We all face adverse and challenging times in our lives at one time or the other. To face this adversity everybody needs some kind of support. This support can be in the form of the family or a lucky charm or a even a simple prayer like serenity prayer. All these various forms of prayers or charms are really there to find courage from within and give our inner self a tough strength of character for facing challenges.

A serenity prayer is a source strength and encouragement in challenging times. The interpretation of serenity prayer can be varied but the basic idea of the prayer remains the same. It says the God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change and the courage to change the things I can. It says that you should be given the wisdom to know the difference between the things that are under your control and the things that are beyond your control.

There are three main elements of the serenity and the values and ideas it reflects.

It means that you are asking for grace to accept the things in your life over which you have no control. Then it also means that if you no control over the things, you should worry about those. Take no tension thinking about those over which you have no control. Do not get stressed and worried over them.

The second part of the prayer says that you should have the courage to forge ahead in life. It means that you should be willing to accept changes in your life or rather make changes in your life which will be for your own good. It means that you should have the courage and the faith to face the tough times during those periods of change. It also means that you cannot rest on your laurels and you should be able to prepare for any eventuality.

The last thing is that you should know when to accept things as is and when to move forward to embrace that change.

Serenity prayer helps you get that calm and piece of mind amid life's varied chaotic situations. It is like that sea shore when you are in middle of the sea amid turbulent waters. For some it is a way of reassurance that there is a higher power which will sort out a few things for you.

Serenity prayer is a prayer which is used by all to get that clam and piece of mind.

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