Serenity Prayer

I learned today that the "Serenity Prayer" that we all know and love is actually an abbreviated version of the original. I thought that I would post the Full Original Prayer, written by Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)

It goes like this:

God, give us the grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the Wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.

Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at at time,
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus did,
This sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it.
Trusting that You will make all things right,
If I surrender to Your will,
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
And supremely happy with You forever in the next.

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

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

I found this on the website http://www.thevoiceforlove.com/serenity-prayer.html and I thought that I would pass it on.