Prayer from Scripture
The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
he brings low and he exalts.
He raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and on them he has set the world.
- 1 Samuel 2:7-8
Prayer from History
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
- The “Serenity Prayer” (credited to theologians Reinhold Niebuhr and Winnifred Wygal)