Frenetic Serenity In Overdrive

FRENETIC SERENITY IN OVERDRIVE God, grant me . . . . The serenity to accept the list of things I cannot change, (But show me daily how to shorten the list and make cannot into can); . . . . The courage to change the things I can, (But give me the sheer brass neck To try and change even the things Which seem impossible); . . . . And the wisdom to know the difference (But to realise that this “difference” Only exists in my mind). Amen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entered by Sydney Peck in Nette Onclaud's Contest SERENITY RESPONSE (Twelve lines) ( I used all the phrases in the original prayer)