There are many versions of the Serenity Prayer in use today. The first one you will see is the one most commonly used by people in recovery. The second is one the SoberLady found which has a "touch" more impact. The final version is the original written by Reinhold Niebuhr.

The Serenity Prayer

God grant me serenity

to accept the things

I cannot change,

Courage to change the things

I can, and the wisdom

to know the difference.

Serenity Prayer

God grant me the courage

to change the things I can change,

the Serenity to accept

those I cannot change

and the Wisdom to know the difference.

But God, grant me the courage

not to give up on what I think is right,

even though I think it is hopeless.

The Serenity Prayer

God grant me serenity

to accept the things

I cannot change,

Courage to change the things

I can, and the wisdom

to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;

enjoying one moment at a time;

accepting hardship as the pathway to peace.

Trusting that he will make all

things right if I surrender

to his will;

that I may be reasonably happy

in this life,

and supremely happy with Him

forever in the next.

~~~Reinhold Niebuhr ~~~

Prayers associated with working the 12 Steps