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, as He did, this sinful 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.
Amen.
- Reinhold Neibu -
To Thee I raise my whole Being,
a vessel emptied of self.
Accept this my emptiness and
so fill me with thyself -
Thy life, Thy light, Thy love -
that these Thy precious gifts
may radiate through me and overflow
the chalice of my heart
into the hearts of all with whom
I come in contact this day
revealing unto them the beauty of
Thy joy and wholeness
and the serenity of Thy peace,
which nothing can destroy.