I hate turmoil. I don’t think anyone could enjoy for any
extended period of time chaos and disorder.
I experienced this
feeling often when my husband died unexpectedly at age 52. I had so many decisions to make, so much
responsibility to take on alone, and frankly, I experienced hurt like I
never have before in my life. I also had
my kids to think of. They were hurting,
too, and I couldn’t make the situation better, but I knew how I handled daily
life would lead the way for them to carry on.
I ran to the Savior
like I have never done before. My quiet
time seemed to be the only thing I could control in my life at that point, and
God’s Grace and peace was evident to me.
One day, I researched
the Serenity Prayer on my computer. You
know the one…
God Grant me the
Serenity to Accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I
can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
These are wise and
comforting words….BUT they are not the entire prayer written by Reinhold
Niebuhr in the 1930’s. I found the meat
of this prayer in the verses that I never knew existed.
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The Serenity Prayer
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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 Niebuhr
In
loving memory of
Fr Bertram Griffin -- 1932-2000 Requiescat in Pace |
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Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths.
Proverbs
3, 5-6
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I am trusting God daily to direct my path, I rejoice in
the victories and joys along the way, and revel in the attempt to be reasonably
happy in this life, knowing I will for sure be supremely happy with Jesus in
the next.
I
think I might just call this my Recipe for Living. The Serenity Prayer.... I hope it
encourages your heart as it did mine.
Confectionately
Yours
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