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God, give me the mind and peace of mind to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to distinguish one from the other (Prayer for Peace of Mind)

God, give me reason and peace of mind to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to distinguish one from the other - the first words of the so-called Prayer for peace of mind.

The author of this prayer is Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr (German Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr; 1892 - 1971) - American Protestant theologian German descent. According to some reports, the words of the German theologian Karl Friedrich Etinger (1702-1782) became the source of this expression.

Reinhold Niebuhr first recorded this prayer for a 1934 sermon. The prayer has gained wide popularity since 1941, when it was used at a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, and soon this prayer was included in the Twelve Steps program, which is used to treat alcoholism and drug addiction.

In 1944, the prayer was included in the prayer book for army priests. The first phrase of the prayer hung over the desk of US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963).

God give me reason and peace of mind

accept what I can't change

the courage to change what I can,

and wisdom to distinguish one from the other

Living each day to the fullest;

Rejoicing in every moment;

Accepting hardship as the path to peace

Accepting like Jesus did

This sinful world is what it is

Not the way I would like to see it

Believing that You will arrange everything in the best way,

If I surrender myself to Your will:

So I can acquire, within reasonable limits, happiness in this life,

And surpassing happiness is with You forever and ever - in the life to come.

Full text of the prayer in English:

God, give us grace to accept with serenity

the things that cannot be changed,

Courage to change things

which should be changed,

and the Wisdom to distinguish

the one from the other.

Living one day at a time,

Enjoying one moment at a time

Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,

Taking, as Jesus did,

This sinful world as it is

Not as I would have it

trusting that you will make all things right,

If I surrender to your will,

So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,

And supremely happy with you forever in the next.

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wisdom to know the difference between them.

But, God, give me the courage not to give up what I think is right, even if it is useless.”

Prayer for the healing of the soul

I am an empty vessel to be filled;

my faith is small - strengthen it, my love is shallow - deepen it;

my defense is weak - strengthen it;

my heart is restless - bring peace to him;

my thoughts are small - make them noble;

my fears are great - remove them;

my soul is sick - heal it.

Strengthen my faith that everything is possible through love.”

“Bless me with the peace of a happy home. Protect us from all dangers and misfortunes. We believe in You, We know that You take care of everything in the world. Your will governs everything. Your love protects everything. Protect me from evil deeds. Let the law of good govern my life and control everything I say and do. Give us your full blessing.”

“Drive out all the bitterness that is within me, show me how to show love and concern for those who are far away. May I always love and protect those close to my heart. Bring them to my love. May I touch with generous kindness to all whom I meet.

“Reach out your hands and protect me from unnecessary worries in this life. Make my enemies powerless, unable to hurt, destroy and inflict evil on those who started under Your protection. I call on You with all my heart and look forward to Your consolation.”

“Take my hands, Lord, breathe strength into them to fulfill the tasks and duties of this day, overcome my weakness, gain clarity of thought and manifest my abilities. Let me gain the faith to stick to what is best for my work, leisure, and life.”

Protective Prayer

“I beg You to protect me and lend a helping hand in my travels. Bring me what is mine and bless me with the fruits of my labor. Give me some of the gifts of the earth, improve the conditions of my life. Give me confidence in Your protection, protect me from those who want to harm my body or my property.

“Remove from me any intention to do evil, all destructive signs. Replace them with truth and kindness. Breathe wisdom into me, from which I will receive strength of character, calm confidence and devoted friendship. Let me use knowledge to win a devoted friend.

“I ask that my eyes be opened to those things that before I was not able to see or understand. Guide my steps into the right direction to make bumpy roads smooth and safe to travel. Protect my body from evil forces and my thoughts from immorality, remove sin from my soul. Give me the correct answer. Make sure that I understand and accept the solution that You offer to deal with my problem. Take my lips and speak through them, take my head and think through it, take my heart and fill it with the love and kindness that I want to pour out on those around me.”

“Give me justice, compassion and forgiveness in my dealings with the authorities. Judge me with the kindness with which I treat others. Impose on all courts the spirit of wisdom and understanding, so that they may discern the truth and act impartially according to the law.”

“I pray that there will be distance between me and my enemy. I handle with humility so that we can be separated from one another. Remove this enemy so that peace reigns in my house and heart. I think about the world that will come to me.

“Be with me and support me with Your presence. Be my friend and refresh my soul. Send me clarity of mind, peace of mind and faith to have patience and great unceasing love going into and out of my heart. Show me the purpose of my life, give me courage and perseverance to achieve the goal that You have entrusted to me.

Prayer for every day for purity of thoughts

“Help me to be kind in words and generous in deeds. Help me to forget myself and turn my love and affection to those around me. Make me beautiful in soul, clear and pure in thought, beautiful and strong body. Increase my powers of body and spirit to direct them to those whom I call upon. I am grateful for all that I have received on this day and for the love for others that You have placed in my heart.”

“Be with me on this day and help fill my head with bright thoughts, my body with harmless habits and my soul with an innocent spirit. Help me control my desires for those foods that are harmful to my body, thoughts, soul, or life itself. I am confident in Your help. With this help, I will overcome all the temptations of this day.”

To whom to pray for ailments

For healing from ailments, you must first believe success. Even the best prayer will not be effective if it is read automatically, without a soul. Who is usually prayed to for various illnesses? If children are sick, then they resort to prayer to the Mother of God and to Barbara the Great Martyr. Women who dream of children can pray to Sergei Sarovsky. Also, for healing, they turn to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the Mother of God, the healer Panteleimon, Christ.

Lord, give me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, give me the courage to change what I can change. And give me the wisdom to tell one from the other

Prayer of the German theologian Carl Friedrich Etinger (1702-1782).

In the reference books of quotes and sayings of the Anglo-Saxon countries, where this prayer is very popular (as many memoirists point out, it hangs

over the desk of US President John F. Kennedy), it is attributed to the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971). Since 1940, it has been used by Alcoholics Anonymous, which also contributed to its popularity.

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See what it is “Lord, give me the peace to accept what I cannot change, give me the courage to change what I can change. And give me wisdom to distinguish one from the other” in other dictionaries:

PRAYER The gods are either powerless or powerful. If they are powerless, then why do you pray to them? If they are powerful, then isn’t it better to pray not to be afraid of anything, not to desire anything, not to be upset by anything, than about the presence or absence of something? ... ... Consolidated encyclopedia of aphorisms

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Prayer for Peace of Mind

Who wrote this “Prayer for Peace of Mind” (Serenity Prayer), researchers are still arguing, mentioning both the ancient Incas and Omar Khayyam. The most likely authors are the German theologian Carl Friedrich Oetinger and the American pastor, also of German origin, Reinhold Niebuhr.

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,

The courage to change the things I can,

And wisdom to know the difference.

Lord, give me the peace to accept what I can't change

give me the courage to change what I can change

and give me wisdom to distinguish one from the other.

Translation options:

The Lord gave me three wonderful qualities:

Courage to fight where I can make a difference

Patience - accept what I can't handle

and a head on his shoulders - to distinguish one from the other.

As many memoirists point out, this prayer hung over the desk of US President John F. Kennedy. Since 1940, it has been used by Alcoholics Anonymous, which also contributed to its popularity.

A Jew came to the rabbi in frustrated feelings:

– Rebbe, I have such problems, such problems, I can’t solve them in any way!

“I see a clear contradiction in your words,” the Rebbe said, “The Almighty created each of us and knows what we can do. If these are your problems, you can solve them. If you can't do it, then it's not your problem.

As well as the prayer of the Optina elders

Lord, give me peace of mind to meet everything that the coming day brings me. Let me completely surrender to Your holy will. For every hour of this day, instruct and support me in everything. Whatever news I receive during the day, teach me to accept it with a calm soul and firm conviction that everything is Thy holy will. In all my words and deeds guide my thoughts and feelings. In all unforeseen cases, do not let me forget that everything is sent down by You. Teach me to act directly and reasonably with each member of my family, without embarrassing or upsetting anyone. Lord, give me the strength to endure the fatigue of the coming day and all the events during the day. Guide my will and teach me to pray, believe, hope, endure, forgive and love. Amen.

This is a phrase from Marcus Aurelius. Original: “It takes intelligence and peace of mind to accept what cannot be changed, courage to change what is possible, and wisdom to tell the one from the other.” It is a thought, an insight, but not a prayer.

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And here is another prayer: “Lord, give me the peace to accept what I cannot change, the determination to change what I can, and good luck not to screw it up.”

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Give me the courage to change what I can change..

There is a prayer that is considered their own not only by adherents of various faiths, but even by non-believers. In English, it is called Serenity Prayer - "Prayer for peace of mind." Here is one of her options:

Why Vonnegut is just clear. In 1970, Novy Mir published a translation of his novel Slaughterhouse Five, or Crusade children" (1968). It mentioned a prayer that hung in the optometry office of Billy Pilgrim, the protagonist of the novel.

What can't be changed"

what you can't fix"

("Letters to Lucilius", 108, 9).

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  Well, something like that, similar to what is written above.

  Thanks for the info - I'll take a look.

  Prayers addressed to God must come from your soul, go through your heart and be expressed in your words.

  Stupidly repeating after someone, you will not achieve what you want, since it was not you who said it. And if for that he prayed with such words and received the good and wrote it down for himself and his descendants, then I am sure that his goal was not that you repeated it word for word.

  and this can be seen as a guide to action.

  GOD, GIVE ME PEACE TO ACCEPT WHAT I CANNOT CHANGE, COURAGE TO CHANGE WHAT I CAN, AND WISDOM TO ALWAYS DIFFERENT ONE FROM THE OTHER.

  The things Billy couldn't change were the past, the present, and the future."

  (translated by Rita Wright-Kovaleva).

  It first appeared in print on July 12, 1942, when The New York Times ran a letter from a reader asking where the prayer came from. Only its beginning looked a little different; instead of "give me serenity of mind" - "give me patience." On August 1, another New York Times reader reported that the American Protestant preacher Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) composed the prayer. This version can now be considered proven.

  What can't be changed"

  what you can't fix"

  ("Letters to Lucilius", 108, 9).

  Here are a few more "non-canonical" prayers:

  - the so-called "Prayer for old age", which is most often attributed to the famous French preacher Francis de Sales (1567-1622), and sometimes Thomas Aquinas (1226-1274). In fact, she appeared not so long ago.

  This prayer is attributed to the American physician William Mayo (1861–1939).

  “Lord, help me become what my dog ​​thinks I am!” (Author unknown).

  God! Give me the strength to change what can be changed, give me the patience to accept what cannot be changed, and give me reason

  God, take and accept my freedom, my memory, my understanding and will, everything that I am and that I have, You gave me.

  Lord, give me the patience to accept what I cannot change, give me the strength to change what is possible, and give me the wisdom to learn to distinguish the first from the second.

  To live every day, enjoying every moment, accepting difficulties as a way to peace, looking like Jesus at this sinful world as it is, and not as I would like to see it.

  Trust that You will make things better if I accept Your will so that I can be happy enough in this life and unimaginably happy with You in the life to come.

  God bless you and worldly wisdom.. . Thank you

  And there is also the “Mother's Prayer” by E. Shustryakova

  The wind tends to blow out my candle...

  Forgive me and accept repentance.

  Only you know how to love like that

  And understand bodily suffering.

  Lord in human form...

  Your unfathomable kindness

  You were and are, and unchangingly eternal!

  Avoid the threat of mortal combat!

  And I believe, it will save them from evil

  My tear-washed prayer...

  The wind tends to blow out my candle.

  I pray you do not send death for me,

  Until the kids need me.

  Dance like nobody's watching!! !

  Sing like no one is listening!! !

  Love like no one has hurt you!! !

  Imasheva Alexandra Grigorievna

  Psychologist-consultant,

  The healing power of prayer

  Believers are well aware that prayer is uplifting. As they would say modern language, it "improves the quality of life". Data of many scientific research(conducted by both Christian and atheist experts) showed that people who pray regularly and with concentration feel better both physically and mentally.

  Prayer is our conversation with God. If communication with friends and loved ones is important for our well-being, then communication with God is our best, most loving friend- immeasurably more important. Indeed, his love for us is truly boundless.

  Prayer helps us deal with feelings of loneliness. In fact, God is always with us (the Scripture says: “I am with you all the days until the end of the age”), that is, in fact, we are never alone, without His presence. But we tend to forget the presence of God in our lives. Prayer helps us "bring God into our home." It connects us to the Almighty God who loves us and wants to help us.

  Prayer, in which we thank God for what he sends us, helps us to see the good around us, develop an optimistic outlook on life and overcome despondency. It develops a grateful attitude towards life, as opposed to the eternally dissatisfied, demanding attitude that is the foundation of our unhappiness.

  Prayer, in which we tell God about our needs, also has an important function. In order to tell God about our problems, we have to sort them out, sort them out, and, above all, admit to ourselves that they exist. After all, we can only pray for those problems that we have recognized as existing.

  Negation own problems(or shifting them “from a sick head to a healthy one”) is a very widespread (and one of the most harmful and ineffective) way of “fighting” with difficulties. For example, the typical alcoholic always denies that drinking has become main problem his life. He says: “Nothing, I can stop drinking at any time. Yes, and I drink no more than others ”(as a drunkard said in a popular operetta,“ I drank just a little bit ”). Denied and much less serious problems than drunkenness. You can easily find many examples of denial of the problem in the lives of your friends and relatives, and even in your own life.

  When we bring our problem to God, we are forced to acknowledge it in order to talk about it. Recognizing and identifying a problem is the first step towards solving it. It is also a step towards truth. Prayer gives us hope and comfort; we acknowledge the problem and “surrender” it to the Lord.

  During prayer, we show the Lord our own "I", our personality, as it is. In front of other people, we may try to pretend, to look better or different; before God, we do not need to behave like this, because He sees through us. Pretense is absolutely useless here: we enter into frank communication with God as a unique, one-of-a-kind person, discarding all tricks and conventions and revealing ourselves. Here we can afford the "luxury" to be completely ourselves and thus provide ourselves with the possibility of spiritual and personal growth.

  Prayer gives us confidence, brings a sense of well-being, a sense of strength, removes fear, helps to cope with panic and longing, supports us in grief.

  Anthony of Surozh invites beginners to pray the following short prayers (for one week each):

  Help me, O God, to free myself from every false image of Yours, no matter what the cost.

  Help me, God, to leave all my worries and focus all my thoughts on You alone.

  Help me, God, to see my own sins, never judge my neighbor, and all glory be to You!

  Into Your hands I commit my spirit; not my will be done, but yours.

  PRAYER OF THE REPRED ELDERS AND FATHERS OF OPTINA

  Lord, let me meet with peace of mind everything that this day will give.

  Lord, let me completely surrender to Your will.

  Lord, for every hour of this day instruct and support me in everything.

  Lord, reveal to me Your will for me and those around me.

  Whatever news I receive during the day, let me accept it with a calm soul and with the firm conviction that everything is your holy will.

  Lord, the Great Merciful, in all my deeds and words guide my thoughts and feelings, in all unforeseen circumstances, do not let me forget that everything was sent down by you.

  Lord, let me act wisely with each of my neighbors, without upsetting or embarrassing anyone.

  Lord, give me the strength to endure the fatigue of this day and all the events during it. Guide my will and teach me to pray and love everyone without hypocrisy.

  DAILY PRAYER OF ST. FILARET

  Lord, I don't know what to ask of You. You alone know what I need. You love me more than I can love myself. Let me see my needs that are hidden from me. I do not dare to ask for a cross or consolation, I only appear before you. My heart is open to you. I put all my hope See the needs that I do not know, see and deal with me according to Your mercy. Crush and lift me up Strike and heal me. I revere and remain silent before Your holy will, Your destinies incomprehensible to me. I have no desire, except the desire to do Your will. Teach me to pray. Pray in me yourself. Amen.

  PRAYER FOR PEACE OF MIND

  Lord, give me the mind and peace of mind to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to distinguish one from the other.

  The full version of this prayer:

  Help me humbly accept what I can't change

  Grant me the courage to change what I can

  And the wisdom to distinguish one from the other.

  Help me to live the cares of today

  Enjoy every minute, realizing its transience,

  In adversity, see the path leading to peace of mind and peace.

  Accept, like Jesus, this sinful world as it is

  it is, but not the way I would like it to be.

  To believe that my life will be transformed for the good by Your will if I entrust myself to her.

  In this way I can find abiding with You in eternity.

Give me the courage to change what I can change...
There is a prayer that is considered their own not only by adherents of various faiths, but even by non-believers. In English, it is called Serenity Prayer - "Prayer for peace of mind." Here is one of her options:

"Lord, give me the peace of mind to accept what I cannot change, give me the courage to change what I can change, and give me the wisdom to tell one from the other."

Whoever it was attributed to - Francis of Assisi, and the Optina elders, and the Hasidic Rabbi Abraham Malach, and Kurt Vonnegut.
Why Vonnegut is just clear. In 1970, a translation of his novel Slaughterhouse Five, or the Children's Crusade (1968) appeared in the New World. It mentioned a prayer that hung in the optometry office of Billy Pilgrim, the protagonist of the novel.

“Many patients who saw the prayer on Billy’s wall later told him that she supported them very much. The prayer went like this:
GOD, GIVE ME PEACE TO ACCEPT WHAT I CANNOT CHANGE, COURAGE TO CHANGE WHAT I CAN, AND WISDOM TO ALWAYS DIFFERENT ONE FROM THE OTHER.
The things Billy couldn't change were the past, the present, and the future."
(translated by Rita Wright-Kovaleva).

Since that time, the "Prayer for Peace of Mind" has become our prayer.
It first appeared in print on July 12, 1942, when The New York Times ran a letter from a reader asking where the prayer came from. Only its beginning looked a little different; instead of "give me serenity of mind" - "give me patience." On August 1, another New York Times reader reported that the American Protestant preacher Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) composed the prayer. This version can now be considered proven.

In oral form, the Niebuhr prayer appeared, apparently, in the late 1930s, but became widespread during the Second World War. Then she was adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous.

In Germany, and then in our country, Niebuhr's prayer was attributed to the German theologian Carl Friedrich Oetinger (K.F. Oetinger, 1702–1782). There was a misunderstanding here. The fact is that its translation into German was published in 1951 under the pseudonym "Friedrich Oetinger". This pseudonym belonged to the pastor Theodor Wilhelm; he himself received the text of the prayer from Canadian friends in 1946.

How original is Niebuhr's prayer? I undertake to assert that before Niebuhr she had not met anywhere. The only exception is its beginning. Already Horace wrote:

“It's hard! But it's easier to bear patiently /
What can't be changed"
("Odes", I, 24).

Seneca was of the same opinion:

"It's best to endure
what you can't fix"
("Letters to Lucilius", 108, 9).

In 1934, an article by Juna Purcell Guild "Why Go South?" appeared in one of the American magazines. It said: “Many southerners seem to be doing very little to erase the terrible memory of civil war. In both the North and the South, not everyone has the peace of mind to accept what cannot be changed” (serenity to accept what cannot be helped).

The unheard-of popularity of Niebuhr's prayer has led to parodic adaptations of it. The most famous of these is the relatively recent The Office Prayer:

“Lord, give me peace of mind to accept what I cannot change; give me the courage to change what I don't like; and give me the wisdom to hide the bodies of those I kill today, for they got me. And also help me, Lord, to be careful not to step on other people's feet, because there may be asses above them, which I will have to kiss tomorrow.
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Here are a few more "non-canonical" prayers:

“Lord, protect me from the desire to speak always, everywhere and about everything”
- the so-called "Prayer for old age", which is most often attributed to the famous French preacher Francis de Sales (1567-1622), and sometimes Thomas Aquinas (1226-1274). In fact, she appeared not so long ago.

"Lord, save me from the man who never makes a mistake and also from the man who makes the same mistake twice."
This prayer is attributed to the American physician William Mayo (1861–1939).

“Lord, help me find Your truth and save me from those who have already found it!”

“Lord, help me become what my dog ​​thinks I am!” (Author unknown).

In conclusion - the Russian saying of the 17th century: "Lord, have mercy, and give something."

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Lord, give me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, give me the courage to change what I can change. And give me the wisdom to tell one from the other

Lord, give me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, give me the courage to change what I can change. And give me the wisdom to tell one from the other

Prayer of a German theologian Carl Friedrich Etinger(1702- 1782).

In reference books of quotes and sayings of the Anglo-Saxon countries, where this prayer is very popular (as many memoirists point out, it hung over the desk of US President John F. Kennedy), it is attributed to the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971). Since 1940, it has been used by Alcoholics Anonymous, which also contributed to its popularity.