... and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.

We pray for the wisdom to distinguish what can be changed from what cannot be changed.

It is more likely that we can change our own behavior and attitude than the attitude and behavior of others. But even this will be difficult.

It is more likely that we can change what is new and seems insignificant, than that which is long-established and cherished. But even small changes are challenging.

It is more likely that we can change - or contribute to changing - that which others find threatening than that which others do not notice. But fear complicates the changing.

It is more likely that we can contribute to change when the benefit of changing is widely acknowledged. But change is always difficult.

We live in a world of constant change, yet most of us, most of the time, prefer the illusion of stability. So often our goal is a changelessness that is not possible and, perhaps, heretical.