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The Serenity Prayer
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Hi Reader, The Serenity Prayer crossed my mind a couple days ago. I thought I'd share it with you:
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.
I looked up the word "serenity" and am pasting the definition here... So, to re-phrase the prayer, you could say:
God, grant me peace and calmness to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Question: With the things you're not able to change, what are you needing more peace and calmness about? Thanks for being part of my reader community. John Christopher Frame p.s. remember this email from a couple months ago, about our old apartment building being torn down? Well, after a pause, they started again, tearing it down by hand. Here's a picture from this past Monday: Yesterday, I heard a jackhammer - certainly a help in their efforts... If a friend or family member forwarded this email to you, and you'd like to receive my emails, too, just click this link and add your email address: https://www.johnchristopherframe.com/get-johns-emails _____________________________________________________________________ |
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