The Serenity Prayer

Joseph lit a candle tonight in unity with other SMA families.

And in memory of Pranav.

While I was getting him ready for bed, he caught me off guard with a question: "What kind of SMA do I have?"  And so I tried to explain the differences between Types 1, 2 and 3.  He decided that he is a Type 1 1/2.  August being SMA Awareness Month,  I guess Joseph just gained more knowledge about SMA.  Maybe it's time that I teach him the Serenity Prayer.

SERENITY PRAYER

God, grant me the serenity

to accept the things I cannot change;

courage to change the things I can;

and wisdom to know the difference.

(Although known most widely in its abbreviated form above, 

the entire prayer reads as follows...)

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.