{"id":281,"date":"2012-11-07T15:49:33","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T20:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/truthsyoucanuse\/?p=281"},"modified":"2012-11-25T22:42:14","modified_gmt":"2012-11-26T03:42:14","slug":"a-serenity-prayer-for-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/truthsyoucanuse\/2012\/11\/a-serenity-prayer-for-america.html","title":{"rendered":"A Serenity Prayer for America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/truthsyoucanuse\/files\/2012\/11\/flag.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-287\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/341\/2012\/11\/flag-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whatever our politics, the end of a two year campaign brings relief. Many of us probably empathize with the four-year old who became a Youtube sensation when she tearfully moaned that she was \u201ctired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As President Obama said in his victory speech, we have a long road ahead of us. The road will feel smoother if we travel closer together. Some are thinking about the next election. Let us, rather, think about each other and what we can do to address the challenges we face.<\/p>\n<p>Reinhold Niebuhr composed a prayer made famous though its adoption by AA. It asks<em> God to \u201cgrant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To that let us all say \u201cAmen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By<a href=\"http:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/102221140128772670237?rel=author%22\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Evan Moffic<\/a>, Rabbi of Congregation Solel in Highland Park.<\/p>\n<p>To Inspire Yourself and Discover More, check out Rabbi Moffic\u2019s<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/U6pA1G\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0free weekly digest of spiritual wisdom<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whatever our politics, the end of a two year campaign brings relief. 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