This prayer was written by Reinhold Neibuhr. My friend Ian introduced me to the full prayer, which helped me see the beauty of it. Before that, I had known only the first few lines, which although beautiful, seem somewhat more like a platitude without the rest of it.
Transcript:
God, grant Andrew the serenity to accept the things that he cannot change. the courage to change the things that he can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time. accepting hardship as a pathway to peace, taking as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as he would have it. trusting that you will make all things right if he surrenders to your will, so that he may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with you forever and the next. Amen.
