Serenity

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Amen. ~ The Serenity Prayer

God. The Power greater than us
we came to believe could restore us to sanity,
the One about Whom we made a decision
to turn our will and our lives over
to the care of as we understood Him.

Grant. to give the possession or title of
by a deed…
 to consent to carry out for a person.

Me. My humble self, the lowliest person
in the world… or the center of all,
the fulcrum on which the world pivots.

The. A specific word, not those or them.

Serenity. The state of being calm,
peaceful,
and untroubled.

To Accept. Consent to receive.
Agree to possess. Welcome.

The Things. A specific with a vague word.
Whatever. Anything.

I. Not about you, not giving directives,
looking at just me.

Cannot. Impossibility to be accepted
rather than contested.

Change. Make or become
a different substance entirely; transform.

Courage. The ability to do something
that frightens one. Get ready!

to Change. Swap. Exchange. Interchange.
Substitute. Switch. Commute. Convert.
Replace. Rotate. Transpose.

The things. The Things.

A specific with a vague word.
Whatever. Anything.

I can. Be able to.
Be able to through acquired knowledge or skill.
Have the opportunity or possibility to

and. Don’t stop, Keep going.

Wisdom. The quality of having experience,
knowledge, and good judgment;
the quality of being wise. Man, I want this!

To know. To be aware of
through observation,
inquiry, or information.

The difference. A point or way
in which people or things are not the same.

Amen. A word uttered
at the end of a prayer
or hymn,
meaning
“so be it.”
From Greek amēn,
from Hebrew ‘āmēn
truth, certainty,
used adverbially
as expression of agreement.

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