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THE SERENITY PRAYER
Eckhard Goldberg of Muchengladbach, Germany wrote
to the NA asking if we knew of a Congregational Church in Heath,
Massachusetts, where the original serenity prayer, written by
Reinhold Niebuhr was used by him in worship in the early 1940's. With his
letter was a copy of a letter from Niebuhr's wife, Ursula explaining the
history, publication of, and continued use (with variations) of the prayer.
The original went: "God give us grace to accept with serenity the
things that cannot be changed, courage to change things which should
be changed, and the wisdom to
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distinguish the one from the other." Dr. Richard responded to
Goldberg's letter with thanks, and we are searching the archives for information
on the Heath Church.
GOOD IDEAS!
Mt. Dora FL Church (Rev. J. Babcock) in their monthly
Tidings newsletter have short historical
articles on Congregationalism.
Kenosha, WI Church (Dr. P. Spottswood) in their monthly
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a whole page with their leadership names on it with
telephone numbers, addresses, etc., following their annual meeting.
Galesburg, IL Church (Rev. J. Carson) in their monthly
Central Crier list all of the people who
gave financial gifts to the Church in the last month.
Duluth Cong'l Church created a beautiful memorial garden. In
addition to flowers and shrubs, it has a pathway of stones which can be
engraved with the names of departed loved ones.
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at all. You may be surprised to learn that God's Word refers more to money
and property relations than to any other subject.