serenity prayer

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, & the wisdom to know the difference. Amen

3rd week of march 2005...the unthinkable happened...someone very dear to me was trapped in a very bad situation. i was so clueless and was about to lose my faith,i don't know how to help and even i was so helpless...the situation was beyond our control...anyway,everbody's texting me and calling me,giving me advices to clear my head,to help me keep my faith,but there's somebody who texted me about a serenity prayer.it made me realize that this prayer is exactly the words i use when i talk to GOD.back then, i always pray for the exact answer from GOD,but then waiting for HIS answer were a lot frustrating...then i changed how i pray for something,i begun to pray for the strength that if ever HE doesn't answer my prayer i'll be able to accept it... i never knew about the serenity prayer until a friend texted it to me.and then after a few months,i was able to read francis magalona's online blog, he knew about this prayer,and i was so touched about francis' life story and how this simple prayer will always help him go through life's shits...