“Lord, 

Grant me the serenity to accept the things 

I cannot change,

Courage to change the things I can,

And wisdom to know the difference.”

                               - Reinhold Niebuhr,  

                                 Serenity Prayer

Let go of fear,

And the illusion of control.

Let go of traps,

In the trappings of power and wealth.

Let go of temptation,

In the insatiable desires to feed the beast of sin.

Let go of malcontent,

In the negative thoughts of idealized perfection.

For serenity is not found there.

Nor is the courage to face fears,

Nor the wisdom to know any differences,

Nor the pathway to salvation.

The pain of making difficult choices,

The breaking of commandments,

Still cannot change destiny,

And the Fate that binds.

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