Serenity What?

Totally fitting with the stress lately that my "Serenity Prayer" bracelet broke today. Now I know God should grant me serenity but not sure for what? Change others, maybe?

Such a jumbled mess! The beads were in a particular order around my wrist. Sort of like a rosary, I guess. I'm not Catholic, but I think they touch a bead for different words or phrases. For my bracelet, I remember there are 7 green beads to represent each day of the week. Yup, there is more the to the Serenity Prayer than we usually say. There is a sentence after the usual prayer that says, "Living one day at a time" (every day of the week).

Actually, there is even more than that. Pretty sure my broken bracelet is a sign I should be looking at the whole thing. And praying it, too.

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.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
As it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
If I surrender to His Will;
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life
And supremely happy with Him
Forever and ever in the next.

Amen.

(prayer attributed to Reinhold Neibuhr, 1892-1971)

If you are having a week like mine, where every day is a "Monday," feel free to join me. There's gotta be some serenity somewhere in that pile of beads!