Serenity Prayer (by Kwen Sanderson, verses 1-3)
1 God our father grant serenity today. Lead and guide us as we travel on our way. Lead us on, bring us home, lest we start to roam. God our father grant serenity today.
2 Brother Jesus grant us courage for today. Give us life as we travel on our way. Lead us on, bring us home, lest we start to roam. Brother Jesus grant us courage for today.
3 Holy Spirit grant us wisdom for today. Give us prayers as we travel on our way. Lead us on, bring us home, lest we start to roam. Holy Spirit grant us wisdom for today.
Tag: Lead us on, bring us home, lest we start to roam. Three in one, grant us all these gifts today.
This is a song I wrote last year, based on The Serenity Prayer. It’s not copyrighted, so, if you would like to use it, for the music and guitar chords send an email to kwen.sanderson@gmail.com.
Devotion
It took me several years of praying the Serenity Prayer to realize that not only does God grant serenity, but, as the prayer implies, God also grants the courage and wisdom that is needed for the living of every day. The constant question that attends discipleship is which power am I going to depend on, my own will power, or God’s power. In my continued reflection it also occurred to me that the three lines in the Serenity Prayer could be seen to correspond to the gifts of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the Trinity.
Prayer
O God, even our best thinking falls short of your thoughts and ways. Help us trust and obey. Amen.