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.

Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things that can be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish one from the other

The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.

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.

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.