Alcoholics Anonymous call this "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.
Here's what I want to know.
It's a prayer. It asks for three things: serenity, courage, and wisdom. Why isn't it called "The Courage Prayer?"
Is this a subtle way of hinting that, while there may be some courage and wisdom to be found along their righteous path, what it mainly brings is acceptance?
Curious.
