"You will not have that for which you ask, nor can you have anything you want. This is because your very request is a statement of lack, and your saying you want a thing only works to produce that precise experience--wanting--in your reality.
The correct prayer is therefore never a prayer of supplication, but a prayer of gratitude.
When you thank God in advance for that which you choose to experience in your reality, you, in effect, acknowledge that it is there...in effect. Thankfulness is thus the most powerful statement to God; an affirmation that even before you ask, I have answered.
Therefore never supplicate. Appreciate."
That page of simple words has made one of the most profound shifts in my thinking I have ever experienced. So I have tried to apply this way of thought and prayer to my recovery. I used to begin the Serenity Prayer with "Please grant me the serenity..." because I never was comfortable demanding anything from God (after I got sober), so I thought I should say please. Then after page 11 I tried several ways to start that prayer and it would just get jumbled up. So I went to saying it the way it is said by everyone, "Grant me the serenity..." Then it dawned on me how I can begin the prayer with the simplicity for which I was searching.
God,
Granting me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can
and wisdom to know the difference.
4 comments:
I so agree with that way of praying, its a way of practicing faith... thank you Scott for posting that... I needed that right at this moment
My daily reading today was very similar to yours.
Thanks for sharing.....as always I hear just what I need to.
Wow Scott once again we are on the same wave length...in more than one way. I love the "I SEE YOU" heart.
I love you too.
I see you too.
JJ
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