Memorial Readings

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The Serenity Prayer 

By Reinhold Niebuhr

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God, grant us the serenity 

to accept the things

we cannot change,

Courage to change the things we can,

and the wisdom

to know the difference.

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Amen

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On Joy and Sorrow

By Kahlil Gibran

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When you are sorrowful look again in your heart,

and you shall see that in truth

you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

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I Live My Life in Widening Circles

By Rainer Maria Rilke

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I live my life in widening circles
that reach out across the world.
I may not ever complete the last one,
but I give myself to it.

I circle around God, that primordial tower.
I have been circling for thousands of years,
and I still don’t know: am I a falcon,
a storm, or a great song?

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