"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,

JUST FOR TODAY!"

According to Webster's Dictionary, the meaning of the word serenity is "a feeling or state of being serene, tranquil or calm."

I like to think of the word serenity as being "peaceful."

God help me to be AT PEACE with "accepting the things that I cannot change."

There are many things that happen in our lives that we cannot control. We sometimes experience things that we did not create, but only have the chance to recover from or observe.

When we are going through these things we must always be thankful for what we do have and how we have truly been blessed in our lives. We also must accept what has happened and begin the steps of recovery.

God help me to be AT PEACE and have "the courage to change the things I can."

If we honestly ask ourselves "How Can I Make This Situation Better (?)" and follow through with the answers, we will find ourselves in a better place, because we have the ability to change things.

God help me to be AT PEACE that You will grant me "the wisdom to know the difference" between what I can and cannot change.

Doing the best we can do, with God's help, and having faith that it will work out can help us move forward. Having "the wisdom to know the difference" between what we can and cannot change can help us not get caught up in worry or be led down an incorrect path of response.

God please help me with this "JUST FOR TODAY."

So for today, MY prayer is this:

"God give me peace today. Give me wisdom and give me courage. Please give me these things so that I may accept what I need to accept and change the things in my life that I need to change."