美國神學家尼布爾(Reinhold Niebuhr)於1934年寫下的無名祈禱文，後來被稱為「平靜禱文或寧靜禱文(Serenity Prayer)」：
God, grant me the serenity to accept things that I cannot change.
Grant me courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.
上帝啊！請賜予我寧靜，能接受我無法改變的事；
請賜予我勇氣，能改變我可以改變的事；
請賜予我智慧，讓我能分辨兩者的不同。
Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time,
accepting hardship as a pathway to peace.
Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it, trusting that He will make all things right.
If I surrender to His will, that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
and supremely happy with Him forever in the next.
讓我每天踏實過活，享受每時刻；讓我接受艱困，視它為通往平安的路；
讓我效法主，接納這罪惡的世界；不是我所期望的那樣，而是相信祂會讓一切變得美善。
我若順服祂的旨意，在今生我將能享有喜樂，在來世更與祂永享極樂。阿們！
〈Serenity Prayer 平靜禱文〉【建道神學院新祢呈敬拜隊】
od, grant me the serenity
to accept things that I cannot change.
Grant me courage to change the things I can,
and wisdom to know the difference.
主，就讓我的心安穩
來承受不可扭轉難事
又賜勇氣扭轉可變改的事
願給我賜智慧看得清 ／兩者的區分靠睿智
**林大惠教授
