Serenity and Strength…

“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.”

Lord, I need to add the following tonight:

Lord, give me the strength to be weak;
the ability to break so hurts may be mended;
enough passion to stand back;
the courage to keep my mouth shut when words are wanted
and to speak when silence is desired;
the compassion to remain unmoving;
and the love to keep my arms wide open
when all I desire is wrap them around as a shelter.

For, without weakness, strength would never be found;
nothing can be fixed until it is truly broken;
no one learns to walk if there is not room to move;
it is often when we least want to hear that we most need to,
and sometimes our own thoughts are smothered by way of good intentions;
a solid oak is often of more comfort than a bending blade of grass;
and if arms are not left open there will be no embrace to return to
should the cherished stray.

~ by fightingtoforget on August 19, 2008.