Alcoholics Anonymous Today

Serenity Prayer

-- Reinhold Niebuhr

God	With the saying of this word I am admitting the existence of a Higher Power... a being far greater than I
grant	I am admitting that this Higher Power is an authority who can bestow and give
me the	I am asking for something for myself. It is said if I ask, it shall be given
Serenity	Calmness, composure and peace
to accept	I am resigning myself to the conditions in my life as they are now
things I cannot change	I must accept things as they are until I find the courage to begin to change them
Courage	The quality of Spirit I need to face conditions and move forward
to change	To substitute new habits for old ones
the things I can	the things I know how or am able to change
Wisdom	The ability to form sound judgments
to know	To understand with clarity
the difference	Distinction between the two