adapting to necessary change

Thursday, June 25, 2015 (6:15 a.m.)

Blessed God,

Good morning. Thank You for quick and easy sleep last night. It had eluded me the night before. Too many thoughts. Regrets. Wonders. And extremely detailed dreams.

Thank You also for the opportunity to take a good, HARD look at my behavior, reactions and coping skills. Some of which were better than others.

Thank You for an early awareness of things gone wrong, with an immediate desire to adapt to necessary change. Hmm... “adapt to necessary change”. Will You please lead and guide me in learning what You would have me know about adapting to necessary change?

Thinking of necessary change, the Serenity Prayer immediately comes to mind. And with it, another look at the original wordings by Reinhold Niebuhr. Blessed God, how I thank You for the opportunity to look at things differently. To learn. Explore.

Another adaption of this well known, often used prayer asks, “Father, give us courage to change what must be altered, serenity to accept what cannot be helped, and the insight to know the one from the other.”

Courage. Serenity. Insight. Father, these are much needed attributes. Ones I don't ask for lightly. I am not the most courageous woman I know. Nor does accurate insight come easily. But I am coming to experience the serenity of allowing You to lead and being willing to follow. Thank You for Your patience in my more than slow learning skills.

These are qualities I ask of You this day. Teach me all You would have me know about adapting to necessary change. It seems like such a tall order. Break it down into the bite sized pieces needed to make it possible for them to be assimilated into my everyday being.

I love You Father. I am so much more than blessed to be considered Your child. Do all You must to help me wear that title well. Empower and enable me in adapting to necessary change. Thank You Father. I love You. Amen.

(335 words ~ 7:39 a.m.)