Reinhold Niebuhr

1892–1971 · Theologian

Reinhold Niebuhr was an American Protestant theologian. The Serenity Prayer is closely associated with him, although its circulation and wording also owe much to Winnifred Wygal.

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“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”

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