Niebuhr Family Legacy

The Serenity Prayer

by Reinhold Niebuhr, born in Wright City, Missouri

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 this 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.

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