Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

You know, Lord, occasionally one reads something that needs to be shared. Such is the case with an article by Dr. A. Purnell Bailer from his column, "Bread of Life," which he wrote Feb 10, 1970. Quoting from that writing: "In 1934 Reinhold Niebuhr used a pulpit prayer of which a friend asked for and kept a copy, O God, give us serenity to accept what cannot be changed, courage to change what should be changed, and wisdom to distinguish the one from the other (1).'"

"The prayer has been quoted around the world. It seems to meet a deep need in many persons. It asks for a superior wisdom that onl...