God, grant me the Serenity...

Today just seems to be one of those days where nothing goes as you want. Whenever these days pop up, whether it happens to me or my husband, I do one of two things. I pray a Hail Mary, asking Mary to place my needs at the feet of her son. Or I create a list of all the things I have to be grateful for, (my husband doesn't really like the last one). Today, I did pray the Hail Mary, but I also looked to an old prayer my mom and dad used to recite:

The Serenity Prayer

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;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next.
Amen.

So for any of you that needed a pick-me-up today, here you are!