A Prayer For Serenity By Trevor Hudson Muestra

Receiving the Gift of Serenity

Serenity, or peace as we have called it, comes as a gift from God. We cannot manufacture it. We will not find it outside of a real, genuine and growing relationship with God. The message of the Bible is unmistakingly clear. It goes like this: There is a God. This God is totally good, totally loving, totally competent. 

He has come to us in Jesus Christ whom we can totally trust. When we turn to this God with open hands, and ask for serenity, the gift of peace is given to us. This does not mean that our lives are instantly filled with a deep, inner peace. Nor does it mean that there is nothing that we need to do from here onwards. 

When we pray the Serenity Prayer, the gift of peace comes as a seed, planted in our hearts. It still needs to be nurtured. At the very least, this will require us to face the different sources of unpeace in and around our lives, changing the way we think and live, and working for peace in the practical realities of our daily living. There is no lasting peace without effort. 

Our hearts are filled with a restless longing that nothing on earth can ever fully satisfy. Only God can give us that deep, inner peace for which we yearn. In order to receive this gift, we need to enter into a trusting relationship with our Creator. When we take this step, the gift of peace is planted like a seed within us. It is our responsibility to ensure that this seed grows and bears fruit.

What difference would it make to you if you knew that God was deeply present in all the facets of your life?