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It’s a very good idea to ask God for serenity, but it won’t make much practical difference until you get in the habit of opening your hands to receive the serenity you’re asking for.
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. . . .” Serenity prayer
“I am leaving you with a gift – peace of mind and heart.” John 14:27 (Jesus at the Last Supper)
Good conversations have words and kind space between the words. Other conversations only have words and more words.
“The danger in becoming too wordy is that we miss the space between the words.” Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr
“[B]e quick to listen, slow to speak. . . .” James 1:19
The more you focus on what’s wrong with somebody else, the more frustrated and stuck you feel. Life gets a lot easier when you decide to leave him (or her) alone and use your energy to change the one person you can change: you.
“Don’t pick on _____, jump on _____’s failures, criticize _____’s faults. . . . Be easy on _____; you’ll find life a lot easier.” From Luke 6:37-38
Play in your own backyard. Unattributed
In a fast-paced world, you need to give yourself permission to pause. Without it, you might get used to running on and on, breathless and overwhelmed.
“A life without pauses is like a paragraph without punctuation; it runs on and on, leaving us breathless and overwhelmed.” Society of St. John the Evangelist
“Let the weary rest.” Isaiah 28:12
If even the smallest thank-you is a prayer, maybe prayer is a lot simpler and more enjoyable than we think.
“Live your life as a gift, not as a given. This is a way to ‘pray without ceasing.’” Br. Curtis Almquist
“Pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17
You will get some invitations today to change (the way you think or react or whatever) for the better. If you keep your eyes open for the invitations and risk saying yes (no matter how uncomfortable yes feels), who knows who will benefit down the line.
“The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.” Frederick Buechner
“He heals all your diseases.” Psalm 103:3
