The Serenity Prayer has been widely adopted in 12-step programs, but it can also be used to support general mental health.

It may be timeless wisdom, but the prayer itself isn't ancient. Roy Morsch/The Image Bank via Getty Images I’m not sure when I first encountered the Serenity Prayer, or when it first occurred to me to ...

(RNS) — “Serenity” is not a word many would use to describe the world right now. Perhaps that is why this four-line version of a prayer continues to be uttered as often as it has been since it was ...

Whether you are religious, spiritual, or atheist, you probably can appreciate the profound insights of the “Serenity Prayer.” With slight variations, the prayer is usually recited like this: “God, ...

The serenity prayer is extraordinary moral guidance, not some unworkable "always do X" rule, but a way to frame up a fundamental judgment call we all have to make over and over.

“Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe you have received it, and it will be yours.” — Mark 11:24 NIV I was focused on cooking dinner and grabbed the handle on the fridge to get an ingredient when I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It may be timeless wisdom, but the prayer itself isn't ancient. Roy Morsch/The Image Bank via Getty Images I’m not sure when I ...

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Scott Paeth, DePaul University (THE CONVERSATION) I’m not sure when I first ...