I had said the serenity prayer until I was blue in the face in early sobriety and continue to today. I have said it so many times, that eventually God granted. me the serenity to know the difference. 

Our questions now is… 

What is our path of constructive action when we are faced with something beyond our control that we desperately believe requires change.

Prayer is the answer.

As we become sober, the one thing we see is how little control we really have. These days I’m not much on control. The older I become, the less control I want. “Thy will not mine be done”..eh? I know He has a better way in every situation, if I let Him. Faced with these situations, what choice do I really have. I have the choice to pray and ask for His divine will to be accomplished. “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”

Thank God in recovery we have learned the importance of asking for help! 

As my wonderful late sponsor Mr. Wally K use to say.” When you go to bed at night throw your shoes under the bed. When you wake up  in the morning. and your on your knees lookin for um, ask God to keep you sober and help you through the day.” Such a simple solution for what seemed to me at the time overwhelming, daily living.

What does it really mean to pray? 

We ask through heart felt sincerity for Christ’s divine will to guide our daily dilemmas to His correct conclusions. Thee answer to prayer is always the same… yes, no or wait a while, but know this, your prayer is always heard and will be answered in God’s time. As addicts and alcoholics we usually want our prayer solution to be granted yesterday.  I have to tell you it’s my experience that the “wait a while thing” is usually what’s gonna go down. Its required because typically, we humans have screwed things up to a such a point that only God can bring a positive solution for everyone involved.