7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Also, Paul said it well in Philippians 4:6-7, which says, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Each day has enough trouble of its own” ( Matthew 6:33–34). 34 “So do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will care for itself. Lines 6 – 10, enduring the hardship of life as did Jesus, could be paralleled to Jesus’ words, “ But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Line 5, living one day at a time, is consistent with Jesus’ prayer when he said, “give us this day our daily bread,” (Matthew 6:11). In all of this, we need to ask God for wisdom (James 1:5). This because God is sovereign (Ephesians 1:11). We know that God grants that we believe (Philippians 1:29) and that he directs our steps (Proverbs 20:24). Lines 1 – 4 deal with appealing to God to grant what is necessary to live properly. Analyzing the Serenity Prayerįor the most part, the serenity prayer is biblical. Generally, the shorter version of the prayer consists of the first four lines, and it is the most popular of the ones I’ve seen.Īnd the wisdom to know the difference. and supremely happy with You forever in the next.so that I may be reasonably happy in this life.trusting that You will make all things right.accepting hardship as a pathway to peace.the courage to change the things I can,.(Note: I numbered each line so that I can comment on those statements, by line number, later on in this article.) But, they are all based on the original as follows. There are different versions of it depending on the needs. It is a very popular prayer that asks God for peace and serenity in our lives. The serenity prayer was written by the Christian theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971).
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