From Desperate Housewives
At the end of this show…
There is a prayer intended to give strength to people faced with circumstances they don’t want to accept. the power of the prayer comes from its insight into human nature.
Bree:”We ask the God to grant the Serenity to accept the things we can not change.”
Because so many of us would rage against the hands that the life’s dealt us.
“the Courage to change the things we can”
Because so many of us are cowardly and afraid to stand up for what is right.
“and the Wisdom to know the difference”
Because so many of us give in to despair when faced with an impossible choice, the good news for those who utter these words is that God will hear you and answer your prayer, the bad news is sometimes the anwser is no.
God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to change those things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference. (Reinhold Niebuhr 1892-1971).
