The Serenity 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.

Attributed to Reinhold Neibhur

Known History of the Serenity Prayer:

http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/referate/theologie/oetgeb00.html
http://www.uurockford.org/sermons/bn07-17-05.htm
http://www.aahistory.com/prayer.html
http://www.therecoverygroup.org/jtr/serenity.html
http://www.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall04/032662.htm