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 I like the whole serenity prayer.  The first 4 lines are easy to remember and implement, but the rest is even more biblical.

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.
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.

                                            Reinhold Niebuhr 
 Thank you kindly 🙏🏻

I didn't realise there is an original, full version. The longer version that I am familiar with goes as follows:

#God, grant me the #Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, #Courage to change the things I can, and #Wisdom to know the difference.

Grant me the #Patience with the changes that take time, #Appreciation of all that I have, #Tolerance of those with different struggles, and the #Strength to get up and try again, one day at a time.