Day 31
Walking the Disciple's Path
Reflection by: Anonymous

We are not a society that celebrates great poets. Our poetry has disintegrated into angry rap lyrics, commercials pitching the "good life," and such.
Odd isn't it? One of the best-known poems of our generation is a prayer that celebrates defeat and surrender to God.
While most know the first stanza, the full beauty of the prayer/poem is to be enjoyed.

The Serenity Prayer
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