God, Grant Me Serenity – One Day at a Time

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.
Living one day at a time,
enjoying one moment at a time;

Have you ever had a day where your schedule was so packed that you looked toward that day with a sense of dread? Have you ever woke up and felt a pit in your stomach and asked, “How in the world am I going to get everything I need to get done today, done?” Have you ever had the type of week where you said to yourself, “I can’t wait for Friday to get here!”

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God, Grant Me Serenity – Courage

“God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,“

In the previous post, I wrote that change is a scary thing. It can be exciting or terrifying. It can fill us with anticipation or anxiety. Some change we have a choice in, while others come upon us whether we like it or not. The change we have a choice in requires us to have courage.

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God, Grant Me Serenity – Acceptance

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change…”

Change is uncomfortable. There are some changes that are exciting. On my wedding day, I knew that my life would never be the same. We took pictures before the wedding, and I stood on a wooden bridge at Sedgwick County Park. I was facing one direction, and my wife was going to come up behind me. The photographer would take pictures of the first look. I remember that moment very clearly. I felt butterflies. For the first time in a little over a year, I was nervous. I was back in the past, when I asked my wife out to coffee for the first time.

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God, Grant me Serenity – Introduction

When things get off kilter in my life, I like to listen to music. Whether it’s general busyness or something that completely shakes me, listening to a good song can really bring me back down to earth. It can also take me to a place of really deep waters. Music speaks to me in ways that very few other things can. When someone else puts words to something I can’t, it makes me feel like I’m not alone. In some ways, it feels like a God appointed moment and kinship with a brother or sister in Christ.

Prayers can be like that too.

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