God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Meditation for the Day...

The spiritual life has two parts.  One is the life apart, the life of prayer and quiet communion with God.  You spend this part of your life apart with God.  Every day your mind can be set in the right direction so that your thoughts will be of the right kind.  The other is the life impart - imparting to others what you have learned from your own meditative experience.  The victories you have won over yourself through the help of God can be shared with others.  You can help them by imparting to them some of the victory and security that you have gained in your life apart.

Twenty-Four Hours A Day, Hazelden Meditations copyright 1954, entry for June 18th

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