A brief summing-up of Providence for today's world (Y-not question the Sunday Readings)

by CathyT , Adelaide, South Australia, Monday, July 16, 2012, 23:11 (310 days ago) @ Brian Coyne

Brian, my understanding of "Providence" can be summed up in that famous little prayer attributed (rightly or wrongly) to St Francis of Assisi:

Lord, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change
The courage to change what I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.

I suppose there is also an assumption in there that if you live by this prayer and trust in God, all will work out for the best in the end.

Not always easy to live by though!

Cathy Taggart

I splash in my poetry puddle
and try to keep God amused. - James Broughton

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Take nothing for the journey: Sunday Readings 15 B - Ynot, 2012-07-13, 17:59
- Take nothing for the journey: Sunday Readings 15 B - Sue, 2012-07-13, 23:42
  - Second half of life - Ynot, 2012-07-14, 13:47
    - Schooled at the feet of Jesus, or at the feet of the mafiosi & those with the Midas touch? - Brian Coyne, 2012-07-14, 17:33
      - Back to my question: Does anyone believe in Providence anymore? - Brian Coyne, 2012-07-16, 20:35
        Back to my question: Does anyone believe in Providence anymore? - Francis, 2012-07-16, 21:16
        Back to my question: Does anyone believe in Providence anymore? - Brian Coyne, 2012-07-16, 22:43
        To people like Francis, Beehive, Sandra, Benikira and I am sure there are others... - Brian Coyne, 2012-07-16, 23:00
        To people like Francis, Beehive, Sandra, Benikira and I am sure there are others... - Sandra, 2012-07-17, 12:22
        To people like Francis, Beehive, Sandra, Benikira and I am sure there are others... - Francis, 2012-07-17, 18:22
        Thank you Sandra and Francis... - Brian Coyne, 2012-07-17, 22:28
        Memo - Ynot, 2012-07-18, 09:54
        Francis, the value of YOUR story - Sandra, 2012-07-18, 11:47
        Francis, the value of YOUR story - Francis, 2012-07-18, 14:43
        Francis, the value of YOUR story - Sandra, 2012-07-18, 15:09
        Sharing your story. - Benikira, 2012-07-18, 18:11
        Yes, I believe in providence - Ynot, 2012-07-17, 09:02
        Like the krill of the Southern Ocean... - Brian Coyne, 2012-07-17, 11:29
        Yes, but you need to lean on it a little - Roy, 2012-07-21, 09:54
        Yes, but you need to lean on it a little - Roy, 2012-07-21, 10:08
        Yes, but you need to lean on it a little - Angela, 2012-07-21, 10:17
        A brief summing-up of Providence for today's world - CathyT, 2012-07-16, 23:11
    - Second half of life - Marvemlb, 2012-07-15, 07:19
- Take nothing for the journey: Sunday Readings 15 B - Jerome, 2012-07-14, 17:36
  - Take nothing for the journey: Sunday Readings 15 B - georgeh, 2012-07-15, 22:12
- Take nothing for the journey: Sunday Readings 15 B - Maitland, 2012-07-14, 18:55
  - Take nothing for the journey: Sunday Readings 15 B - William, 2012-07-14, 22:47
  - Take nothing for the journey: Sunday Readings 15 B - Sue, 2012-07-15, 00:36
    - Take nothing for the journey: Sunday Readings 15 B -Rough Ground - Maitland, 2012-07-15, 12:01
- A community of equals - CathyT, 2012-07-15, 10:34
  - A community of equals - Brian Coyne, 2012-07-15, 11:52
    - Thank you, Brian - CathyT, 2012-07-16, 10:51
  - A community of equals - Ynot, 2012-07-15, 17:42
    - A community of equals - CathyT, 2012-07-16, 10:59
      - A community of equals - Beehive, 2012-07-21, 02:57

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