So you, beloved,
remember the sayings
having been pronounced
by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ
that they said to you all:
‘At the last time
there will be mockers,
going according to their own desires of ungodlinesses.
These are the divisive people,
– natural
– not having the Spirit.

But you, beloved,
by building yourselves up
in your most holy faith
by praying in the Holy Spirit,
keep yourselves in the love of God,
waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ,
for the life eternal.
And
have mercy on those who are disputing
save others by snatching them from the fire
have mercy on others in fear
even hating the clothes
stained by the flesh.

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.