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God grant me the serenity (请)主赐予我平静
to accept the things I cannot change; 去接受那些我不能改变的事
courage to change the things I can; (赐予我)勇气去改变那些我可以改变的事
and wisdom to know the difference. (并赐予我)智慧去分辨(这两者的)不同(注:区分出什么是我能改变的什么是我不能改变的)
Living one day at a time; (即使一次)生活一天
Enjoying one moment at a time; (也要)享受一刻
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; 接受把困苦当成通往安宁的道路
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it; (像耶稣基督那样,)接受这罪恶的世界
Trusting that He will make all things right 相信他(耶稣基督)会使万物修直
if I surrender to His Will; 如果我顺从他的意愿
That I may be reasonably happy in this life 我可以在此生相当的快乐
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next. 并在来生与他永享至福# ~)
Amen阿门
出处这是由美国神学家尼布尔 1934年