Ask God for His courage and strength to overcome these problems. Bring to mind any areas in your life that you are failing in, and where you want to see change in.
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Serenity is the place where we are calm, peaceful, and free from stress."God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change" The meditation ends by looking forwards to life everlasting beyond the grave, echoing the Christian belief in the hope of eternity (Ephesians 1:18).Ĭlick here to enlarge this serenity prayer image to full resolution
It is a prayer for the acceptance of hardships and a prayer of trust in God that He will bring peace and happiness. The theme of the second stanza is a prayer that asks for contentment in day-to-day life. The meaning behind the second part of the Serenity Prayer:. Three-fold prayers and declarations also parallel the nature of the Christian God (being three persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit). (this is Latin for "Glory to the Father"). For example, the Lord’s Prayer ends with the declaration “For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory”, and the " Gloria Patri" There are a number of three-fold prayers in the Christianity. The forth line is a prayer for discernment to know when to accept a situation or when to challenge it (“wisdom”).The third line is a request for fortitude to overcome that which is possible to achieve or overcome (“courage”).The first two lines are a prayer for peace to accept what can not be altered in oneself (“serenity”).