Niebuhr Family Legacy

The Serenity Prayer

by Reinhold Niebuhr, born in Wright City, Missouri when his father, Gustov Niebuhr was Immanuel's pastor.

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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