the serenity prayer

sunday, 16 august 2009

met AJ for lunch today. we were meeting after a span of over a year and a half. as usual, we had a long desultroy chat - ranging from going thru her civils prep notes to what next, how was ur trip back home, how is ur accommodation turning out to be, how was the wedding she attended at manali, what her friends were doing etc etc.

i too faced some conversations like howz my job going?, whats ur profile, howz ur family doing, discussion about my recent wall climbing experience et al.

some questions on spirituality as well poped up. one question that did give me a jolt was does God mean to me. dont remember what answer i had babbled, but the question did leave me thinking, what exactly does God mean to me. have i started taking him for granted that he is there n will always be there for us? dont knw. probably need some more time to figure it out.

she also gave me a writeup they had discussed in their church that morning. it had reflections on a verse form the prayer - our father in heaven "thy kingdom come, thy will be done". Also was this beautiful prayer, excerpts of which we all wud have come across, some point of time.

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