Thoughts of the day both Religious and Political...

Although not widely popular topics of casual conversation amongst my fellow generation X 'ers, two of my favorite ideas to discuss and ponder each day are Religion and Politics...  What is happening in our world, Who, What I think, How I feel, grow and change, Where, and Why...  How to live a Christian Life...  Walk with God...  This is where my mind/heart is wondering today.

God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus did,
This sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it,
Trusting that He will make all things right
If I surrender to His will,
That I may reasonably happy in this life
And supremely happy with Him forever in the next.

- Karl Paul Rienhold Neibuhr
 Serenity Prayer

Reinhold Niebuhr
Born	Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr June 21, 1892 Wright City, Missouri
Died	June 1, 1971 (aged 78) Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Education	Elmhurst College, Eden Theological Seminary, Yale Divinity School
Occupation	Theologian, professor at Union Theological Seminary (1930-1960), magazine editor (1941-1966)
Years active	1915-1966
Known for	Christian Realism, Serenity Prayer
Religion	Protestant
Spouse(s)	Ursula Keppel-Compton Niebuhr
Notes 1964 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient

And what are Religion and Politics without a little History too?