Prayers for the Addict Who Still Suffers...Part 7

[Dee74]

Continues from:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...rt-6-a-21.html (Prayers for the Addict Who Still Suffers...Part 6)

D

[Fluttering]

Thanx for keeping us moving forward

[IO Storm]

Thanks, dear D.

[Ann]

I think this is an appropriate first prayer for this part.

God, give us 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.

Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus 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 in the next.

Amen.

the serenity prayer - reinhold niebuhr - original version

[IO Storm]

Amen!

[Ann]

May all I say and all I think
be in harmony with Thee,
God within me, God beyond me,
Maker of the Trees.

north american indian - chinook

[Sneezy]

Simple and beautiful and simply beautiful - thank you Ann

[Ann]

People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest person with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest person with the smallest mind.
Think big anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack if you help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you might get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

Dr. Kent M. Keith

[IO Storm]

Amen!

[Rusty Zipper]

we'll give um,

what we got Doc!

[Ann]

Hear the words of the dancing God,
the music of whose laughter stirs the winds,
whose voice calls the seasons:
I who am the Lord of the Hunt and the Power of the Light,
sun among the clouds and the secret of the flame
I call upon your bodies to arise and come unto me.

For I am the flesh of the earth and all its beings.
Through me all things must die and with me are reborn.
Let my worship be in the body that sings,
for behold all acts of willing sacrifice are my rituals.

Let there be desire and fear, anger and weakness,
joy and peace, awe and longing within you.
For these too are part of the mysteries found within yourself,
within me, all beginnings have endings,
and all endings have beginnings.

charge of the god - author unknown

[Ann]

Walking With Grace
Maithri Goonetilleke

The river of tears
flowed through my heart more times
than I can tell you my friend,
Silent tears, roaring tears,
tears which would fill oceans,
tears of the heart -
which were so much more than salty water,
But today in the gentle glow of morning,
I turn my head to the river bank and there a stone has washed ashore,
Bright and sparkling,
I have not seen it before. And yet I know its name -
Grace.
I will go pick it up and put it in my pocket.

[Ann]

Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

Think only of the best, work only for the best,and expect only the best.
Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you!

Christian D. Larson
American Author and Educator

[Ann]

It's been a while since we had a little Sufi wisdom.

Now
That
All your worry
Has proved such an
Unlucrative
Business,
Why
Not
Find a better
Job.

Hafiz

[Rusty Zipper]

and with stipends taboot

[Ann]

Originally Posted by Rusty Zipper

and with stipends taboot

Yes, fringe benefits like inner peace and serenity and wonderful vacations.

[Ann]

For all mothers on Mother's Day and in special memory of my own mama, the finest Mother God ever made...

God our Creator, we pray:

for new mothers, coming to terms with new responsibility;
for expectant mothers, wondering and waiting;
for those who are tired, stressed or depressed;
for those who struggle to balance the tasks of work and family;

for those who are unable to feed their children due to poverty;
for those whose children have physical, mental or emotional disabilities;
for those who have children they do not want;
for those who raise children on their own;

for those who have lost a child;
for those who care for the children of others;
for those whose children have left home;
and for those whose desire to be a mother has not been fulfilled.

Bless all mothers, that their love may be deep and tender,
and that they may lead their children to know and do what is good,
living not for themselves alone, but for God and for others.

Amen.

[Rusty Zipper]

[wellwisher]

St. Theresa's Prayer:

May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received and pass on the love that
has been given to you...
May you be content knowing you are a child of God...
Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is is there for each and every one of us.

[Ann]

Welcome every morning with a smile.

Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator,
another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday.

Be a self-starter. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action
that is certain to echo through your entire day.

Today will never happen again. Don't waste it with a false start or no start at all.

You were not born to fail.

Og Mandino