Serenity Prayer- Have you ever read the rest of it?

   This is one of my favorite prayers from one of my favorite movies, Billy Jack which starred Tom Laughlin back in 1971.  In the movie, it's recited by the lead female character, Jean Roberts as Martin mistakenly credits the Serenity Prayer to St. Francis of Assisi. However, St. Francis did not write it. It is frequently quoted but rarely credited or cited in it’s entirety. 
   
    According to Wikipedia it is most well known today as the serenity prayer, used by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) since 1941 and common to many other 12 step programs. The prayer was also printed on small cards and circulated to soldiers in the Armed Forces.

   Here is the complete prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr wrote the prayer for use in a sermon, perhaps as early as 1934.

Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) 

God, give us grace to accept with serenity

the things that cannot be changed,

Courage to change the things

which should be changed,

and the Wisdom to distinguish

the one from the other.

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 You will make all things right

If I surrender to Your will,

So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,

And supremely happy with You forever in the next.

Amen.

As I was researching this prayer I came upon the following:
God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the only person I can, and the wisdom to know that person is me." - Author Unknown.  
I like it.