It may be timeless wisdom, but the prayer itself isn't ancient. Roy Morsch/The Image Bank via Getty Images I’m not sure when I first encountered the Serenity Prayer, or when it first occurred to me to ...
For a prayer that asks for serenity, the past three months have been anything but serene. “God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things ...
The Yale librarian who cast doubt last year on the origins of the Serenity Prayer, adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and reprinted on countless knickknacks, says new evidence has convinced him to retain ...
The Serenity Prayer is not just for people in addiction recovery programs. As we cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, we ask ourselves each day what can elevate our spirits and help us remain resilient?
Generations of recovering alcoholics, soldiers, weary parents, exploited workers and just about anybody feeling beaten down by life have found solace in a short prayer that begins, “God grant me the ...
The Christmas season is typically a time of joy, happiness, and bustling social activity. But lockdown regulations surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic mean that the coming season will pose unprecedented ...
Years ago, I began praying the Serenity Prayer because it's so easy to allow our lives to be consumed with anxiety and stress that we forget to focus on "peace" ...