I suppose the future has always been uncertain, but now I just realize it a lot more. I’ve been searching for peace that surpasses understanding by focusing on God’s truth. I feel like my anxiety is finally on a plateau low for the first time in as long as I can remember. I really wanted to break down the prayer and allow it to resonate. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,Ĭourage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Most of us have heard the short version of the serenity prayer: There are slightly different versions of the prayer and it’s also most commonly known through the Celebrate Recovery program. May God bless you as you take the words of this prayer and make them your own.The widely used Serenity Prayer has been circulating the world since the early 1900’s and was written by American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. The remainder of the prayer is not as well known, but I find it wonderfully grounding! It may help you to regain a sense of calm within the chaos.īelow you can read the Serenity Prayer in its entirety. If you’re feeling stuck, try writing your concerns on this printable. Writing my prayers down seems to help unclog the brain at times like this, allowing my thoughts and feelings to flow again. When my mind is overwhelmed with concerns, I find it almost impossible to pray - it feels like my thoughts are knotted and twisted together in an unravellable clump. I designed a Serenity Prayer graphic last year, as a kind of therapy for myself on a particularly troubling day, and now feels like a very appropriate time to share it with you! Serenity Prayer printable: click on the image above to download the PDF. Serenity Prayer – regaining a sense of peace The sense of isolation - which can pervade, even when you are surrounded by people who care. The grief - which can floor you, even when you maintain a thankful and positive outlook. The panic when you sense that you’re losing aspects of your freedom. The realisation that this could go on for longer than you thought the finish line keeps advancing and you have no idea when life will go back to “normal”. The feeling of inadequacy as you look at all of your responsibilities and realise you lack the resources to carry the load. The way your vision blurs as you look at the calendar: it’s hard to plan ahead when you don’t know what each day will bring. That knot inside your gut, the stomach ache of uncertainty about the future, which sometimes tightens when you try to untie it. Having lived through several years of crisis while adjusting, simultaneously, to life with small children and life with a chronic autoimmune illness, I’m familiar with the early warning signs of shock and stress: That’s what they call it when the rhythms of daily life are suddenly thrown into chaos. My calendar is now stripped bare, with event after event having been abruptly cancelled due to the exponential spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in my city. Since then, the whole garment has rapidly unravelled. Three weeks ago, it felt as if the fabric of my daily life had a loose thread. Perhaps this Coronavirus pandemic was going to hit closer to home than I’d imagined? There was talk of exciting innovations, like the potential for my children to continue their weekly dance class and music lesson online.Īs impressed as I was by the commitment of my kids’ instructors, I found their enthusiasm strangely unsettling. Three weeks ago, a number of ominously upbeat messages trickled into my inbox. Now feels like a very appropriate time to share it with you! Try using it when you feel overwhelmed, to help you regain a sense of calm within the chaos. I designed a Serenity Prayer graphic last year, as a kind of therapy for myself on a particularly troubling day.
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