![]() Debating and questioning factual matters are of no practical consequence and only result in confusion and unrest. Man cannot change his family tree, science, or factual history. Titus 3:9 teaches us to “avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law for they are unprofitable and vain.” The believer must accept His direction and influence before inner calmness and peace can be experienced.Ģ. God’s righteousness and providence control a person’s paths, steps, and directions. 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. ![]() Taking, as Jesus did, This sinful world as it is, Not as I would have it, Trusting that You will make all things right, Living one day at a time, Enjoying one moment at a time, Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace, God, give me 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. The most well-known version was published in 1951 with the addition of the word “grace.” This full version reads: The Serenity to accept the things I cannot change Īnd the Wisdom to know the difference, Amen. The Serenity Prayer can be found in either the common shortened form or the more extended, full version with portions of language altered. Over the years, different versions of the prayer have been published. Wygal placed the prayer in newspaper articles as early as the 1930s and then, in an altered form, in a book of worship in 1940. Reinhold Niebuhr is universally attributed as the author of what we know as “ The Serenity Prayer.” Its promotion was likely from a diary excerpt from Niebuhr’s student and collaborator, Winnifred Crane Wygal. Send us feedback about these examples.Dr. ![]() These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'serendipity.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Jan. 2023 Yet some of Strachan's best purchases have come from moments of fashion serendipity-and led to several more. Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, Rose would like to see this become an annual event, and one that attracts a larger pool of sponsors who see the value of serendipity over aiming for the next small incremental advance. 2023 Nevertheless, accidents and serendipity have long played a significant role in scientific advancement. 2022 Careers both have a degree of serendipity to them, as well as a degree of non-linearity. ![]() 2023 Salvation came with a touch of serendipity. ![]() Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. Pickles laying them, per the Houston Zoo’s statement. 2022 The Houston Zoo’s young tortoises owe their survival to a case of serendipity: The eggs might not have made it if a keeper hadn’t noticed Mrs. Recent Examples on the Web The conditions for serendipity, like those for biodiversity, are rarely the best for the short-term bottom line. ![]()
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