According to the grace of God,
given to me,
as a skilled master-builder
I laid a foundation
but another builds on (it.)
Each person – give attention to how to build!
For nobody can lay another foundation
other than the one that has been laid down,
which is Jesus Christ.
For if someone builds upon the foundation
with gold, or silver, or precious stones or, wood, or hay or straw,
the work of each (builder) will become seen,
for the Day will make it clear,
because it (the Day?) will be revealed by fire.
And the fire will test what sort of work each (has done).
If the work that some had built remains,
they will receive a reward.
If someone’s work is burnt up,
they will suffer loss,
They themselves will be saved,
but as through fire.
God, give me 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.