Acceptance

Lord, help me accept the things that won’t change. Let me

help people release the clenched fist of wrath. Let

me be understood and understanding. Don’t let me

accept defeat as permanent painful enduring—let me remember

the trees that change their shape to outgrow immovable

things. Let joy seep out of hate-worn corners

that fester shadows and resentments. Let a love that

won’t fizzle out burn hot within and around. Let me

change softly, slowly, surely, to shine sustainably. And

Lord, help me accept the things that won’t change.