comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable
Reinhold NiebuhrGod grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and 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 He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.
Reinhold NiebuhrOne of the most pathetic aspects of human history is that every civilization expresses itself most pretentiously, compounds its partial and universal values most convincingly, and claims immortality for its finite existence at the very moment when the decay which leads to death has already begun.
Reinhold NiebuhrDemocracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems.
Reinhold NiebuhrThe mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery.
Reinhold NiebuhrThe final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.
Reinhold NiebuhrLord, grant me the strength to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
Tag: inspirational
...until the fear of catastrophe amends, or catastrophe itself destroys...
Reinhold NiebuhrForgiveness is the final form of love.
Reinhold NiebuhrTag: love forgiveness
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