On Transitions

“O God, grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.”

Reinhold Niebuhr

“Sometimes the results of participating in God’s mission may not turn out the way we expect, or we may be called to change course mid-journey. We cannot fully know the mind of God in the accomplishment of God’s will. But that’s okay. All you need to ask God in prayer is “What’s the next right thing?” And then do that one thing.”

Brother Jim Woodrum, Society of Saint John the Evangelist