No doubt, as you look down at the soup and again at the message, you might think to yourself: "What a great analogy for life! Overall...pretty good, but some unsavoury bits here and there!"
With this in mind, here's a well-known and well-loved prayer for inner peace and serenity:
"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 a time
Accepting the 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."
