Sometimes it’s the people you love the most who make it the hardest. Today I talked to a friend and I figured out that the serenity prayer isn’t for people suffering from substance abuse disorder, but people like me who need to be put back together all over again through Jesus Christ Almighty!
The prayer: 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.
— Richard M. Anita
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