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THE SERENITY PRAYER 

 

God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change; The courage to change the things I can; And the 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 you 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 and ever in the next. 

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PRAYER by An Unknown Confederate Soldier

 

I asked God for strength, that I might achieve.

I was make weak, that I might learn humbly to obey.

 

I asked for health, that I might do greater things.

I was given infirmity, that I might do better things.

 

I asked for riches, that I might be happy.

I was given poverty, that I might be wise.

 

I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men.

I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God.

 

I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life.

I was given life, that I might enjoy all things.

 

I got nothing that I asked for, 

but everything I had hoped for.

 

Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.

 

I am among all men, most richly blessed.

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Thoughts on Friendship: 

https://slicesofaninterestinglife.blogspot.com/2013/03/friendship.html 
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Our current time is laden with so-called "Evangelical Christianity" whiich is often heavy with shame, guilt, and other forms of "religious abuse." Many people who grow up in such religious institutions reject the "Christianity" that was presented to them by those churches. The problem is that often the values of these churches are not in fact actually "Christian."

"Creed or Chaos" is a set of simple essays on actual "Christian" dogma and doctrine, which is often in sharp contrast to the beliefs people receive in these churches. These essays are succinct, easy to read, and can help clarify what actual "Christian Beliefs" are.

"Creed or Chaos" is a restatement of basic historical Christian Doctrine, based on the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed, similar to but somewhat more densely written than C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity. Both sought to explain the central doctrines of Christianity, clearly and concisely, to those who had encountered them in distorted or watered-down forms, on the grounds that, if you are going to criticize something, you had best know what it is first.

"Creed or Chaos" by Dorothy L. Sayers: 

https://creedorchaos-essaysonchristianity.blogspot.com/2017/06/creed-or-chaos-essays-by-dorothy-l.html
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