So, as you received the Christ, Jesus the Lord
(go on) walking in him,
having been firmly rooted
and being built up in him
and being settled in the Faith
– just as you have been taught,
overflowing in thankfulness.

Watch out! Perhaps there will be someone
who will carry you off as spoil
through ‘philosophy’
that is empty deceit,
according to human traditions
according to the spirits of the world
and not according to Christ.

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.