The Serenity Prayer in Recovery
The Serenity Prayer is perhaps the most widely recited prayer in recovery. Said at the opening of virtually every AA and NA meeting, it distills the philosophy of recovery into 27 words: acceptance, courage, and wisdom.
Carrying those words on a coin means having them accessible in every moment of difficulty — a small, private meeting with yourself when the meeting isn't nearby.
Origin & Meaning
The Serenity Prayer is attributed to theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, who wrote it in the early 1940s. AA adopted it shortly after, and it has been inseparable from the recovery community ever since.
The prayer's power in recovery comes from its simplicity and its practicality. It doesn't promise that hard things will disappear — it offers a framework for deciding what to fight and what to accept. That distinction is at the heart of sustainable recovery.
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