Serenity Prayer

God, grant us the…………. Serenity to accept things we cannot change; courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference; patience for the things that take time; appreciation for all that we have; and tolerance for those with different struggles; freedom to live beyond the limitations of our past ways; the ability to feel your love for us and our love for each other and the strength to get up and try again even when we feel it is hopeless. (Reinhold Niebuhr)

Help Me To Remember

O God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry; when I have work, help me to remember the jobless; when I have a home, help to remember those who have no home at all; when I am without pain, help me to remember those who suffer. And remembering, help me to destroy my complacency, bestir my compassion, and be concerned enough to help; by word and deed, those who cry out for what we take for granted. Amen. (Samuel F. Pugh)