Prayer Requests & Resources According to the Social Principles of The United Methodist Church, “We deplore war and urge the peaceful settlement of disputes among nations. … We yearn for the day when there will be no more war and people will live together in peace and justice.” Let us pray out of this deep yearning for peace and a better world.Would you like our Pastors and congregation to pray for/with you?
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Serenity Prayer
Serenity Prayer for when you feel you are losing control or are wondering about God's plan for you.
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.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at at time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as Jesus 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 lfe
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen
– Reinhold Niebuhr