How is our prayer life? Intermittent? Sort of now and then, or daily, or, as St. Paul urges, “Pray without ceasing?”
Here is a quote, probably better know in my generation than in yours.
"Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer
Than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice
Rise like a fountain for me night and day. "
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
And here is what the encyclopedia says of the Serenity prayer.
Full version of the original (c.1942)LReinhold Niebuhr, theologian.
God, give us grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
courage to change the 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. Amen.
Let us never forget to pray, when we start the morning commute, when we rise from sleep, when we move about doing daily chores, indeed, "pray without ceasing”.
GPD 5/21/08
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