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,
patience for the things that take time,
an appreciation for all that I have, and
tolerance for whose with different struggles.
(This prayer has become popular through AA, Anonymous Alcoholic, in the 1930's. The author is Reinholn Niebuhr (1892-1971), american theologist.
My source: En liten bok om sinnesro bönen av Lars Åke Persson
