The Serenity Prayer, Part 6

Episode 39 of the Ronnie McBrayer podcast, hosted by Ronnie McBrayer, titled "The Serenity Prayer, Part 6" was published on November 18, 2025 and runs 22 minutes.

November 18, 2025 ·22m · Ronnie McBrayer

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Summary

Part 6: ”...Accepting hardship as the pathway to peace...” If I could take you back to the moment you first drew air into your lungs; if I could take you back to the swaddled little baby that you were and reveal to you all that was going to happen to you over the decades to come, you would have cried - cried that you had been born - and cried to return to the warmth and safety of the womb. But those who live well: Those are the people who learned long ago that hard times are bound to come, and nothing is gained by resisting those hard times, trying to reverse them, avoid them, fix them, or undo them. All that can be done is accept such hardships. All you can do is to become a good steward of your particular suffering. Take responsibility for your own attitude and actions in your given circumstances. Don’t resist the lessons that life will teach you.

Episode Description

Part 6: "...Accepting hardship as the pathway to peace..."

If I could take you back to the moment you first drew air into your lungs; if I could take you back to the swaddled little baby that you were and reveal to you all that was going to happen to you over the decades to come, you would have cried - cried that you had been born - and cried to return to the warmth and safety of the womb.

But those who live well: Those are the people who learned long ago that hard times are bound to come, and nothing is gained by resisting those hard times, trying to reverse them, avoid them, fix them, or undo them. All that can be done is accept such hardships. All you can do is to become a good steward of your particular suffering. Take responsibility for your own attitude and actions in your given circumstances. Don’t resist the lessons that life will teach you.