Skip to content
The Five Gates: Serenity Prayer Edition episode artwork

Aug 22, 2026 12 min

The Five Gates: Serenity Prayer Edition

from Hank's Mom Has Opinions! Hosted by Denise Moschgat

What if the Serenity Prayer isn’t a prayer of surrender—but a roadmap? In this episode of Hank’s Mom Has Opinions, I take a deeper look at three familiar lines and discover just how much they have to say about peace, boundaries, courage, discernment, and detachment. Because accepting what we cannot change doesn’t mean approving of it. Changing what we can may mean changing ourselves. And having the wisdom to know the difference might be what finally allows us to put down the things that were never ours to carry. We’ll talk about the difference between “I give up” and “I give this up,” what it means to find peace with your eyes open, and why sometimes faith looks like recognizing the boundary of your responsibility—and handing the rest to God. Three lines. So much wisdom. And yes, Hank contributes his own lesson in discernment. Unfortunately, it involves flatulence.

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

The Five Gates: Serenity Prayer Edition

0:00 12:21

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of Hank's Mom Has Opinions!?

This episode is 12 minutes long.

When was this Hank's Mom Has Opinions! episode published?

This episode was published on August 22, 2026.

Can I download this Hank's Mom Has Opinions! episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.