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.
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Entered by Sydney Peck
in Nette Onclaud's Contest SERENITY RESPONSE
(Twelve lines) ( I used all the phrases in the original prayer)
Copyright © Sidney Beck | Year Posted 2012
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