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Prayer
Steps to Serenity the Twelve Steps Journey New Serenity Prayer Edition
Prayer Steps to Serenity
Daily Quiet Time Edition
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The Serenity Prayer
Part 2
God, grant me the Serenity
"God, grant me the Serenity to accept
the things I cannot change, the Courage to change the things I can,
and the Wisdom to know the difference."
God, grant me the
serenity: Many of us have discovered that we
begin doing again the very things that we do not want to do (or
have resolved not to do) the moment we lose our serenity or
peace of mind. We get anxious, and then for some reason we
return to our bad habits to relieve our anxiety. We have tried
looking within ourselves for the source of serenity. We have
tried various techniques to relax or empty our minds of our
concerns, but just as quickly as we thought we were emptying our
minds our minds became filled with an even stronger temptation
to begin walking once again down the road of destruction.
We have learned that the true
source of lasting serenity is God, the Higher Power; indeed "OUR
Higher Power." So, rather than empty our minds, we slow down,
focus, and pray "God, grant me the serenity." Over and over
again, we have found that prayer works, the serenity prayer
works. In answer to our prayers, God gives us that peace that
passes understanding, a peace that is beyond understanding. All
we truly understand is God gives us that peace in answer to
prayer, and many times that is all we need to know as we trust
in God. As we walk the Prayer Steps to Serenity, we know that
we are drawing closer to God, who has promised to never fail us
but always be with us.
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