The moment I look up…

When we look to the sky, or wherever we look for guidance, often times we can’t see what we’re looking for because there is so much in the way to distract us, discourage us. If we look hard enough we can still see where we need to go to find where we need to be, but the inauspicious path encourages us to waver. What works for me is to look at those snags and find the beauty they provide.

This is where the Serenity Prayer becomes useful in our lives. There are a few versions of the prayer and even more applications of it. The bit I find the most edifying is the bit about asking for wisdom–finding the wisdom to know what is right. Of all the prayers I offer, there is always this request to those that I care about.

Grant to us the serenity of mind to accept that which cannot be changed, courage to change that which can be changed, and wisdom to know the one from the other…