of serenity and lenten reflections

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.

reflections

if there's one word i cannot lower case when i blog, it would be God. and that goes along the pronouns associated with Him. i revere Him though i haven't seen Him. i believe in Him though I only knew Him from kindergarten. i trust Him though I sometimes doubt His intentions. i love Him like a son to a father.

never do i feel so small everytime i walk around the mall, when i step into a bus, hike to the mountains, swim to the sea. i recognize his omnipresence and omnipotence. He has a hand that touches everything, changes landscape, breathes one's head to sleep. i recognize my transience, that we are tentative. i am but a tiny speck in His universe, a dust in the wind that will soon become part of the earth.

i chose to reflect on the prayer not because i'm an alcoholic nor an addict, nor i want to be anonymous. the prayer, which has become a mantra of alcoholics anonymous, has one way or another changed their lives for the better and let them look at life at a different perspective, a brighter one. all along He carried me that's why i only see a pair of footprints in the sand. my mettle would've worn out if it were not for Him. He heals me so i can tread further, He inspires me so i know where to go.

the prayer is simple but it is universal. ponder on, search your own prayer.

have a blessed lent.