Thursday, October 15, 2009
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The Serenity Prayer sprang to life in 1934 under the pen of American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. Webster’s enormous New International Dictionary also happened to be published in that same year. Words in the Serenity Prayer had definitions in 1934 that were subtly different from those of today. Quiet reflection on these older definitions inspired the following set of personal illustrations, created in 2009.
God
noun
A being of more than human attributes and powers.
Grant
verb
To agree or assent to.
Serenity
noun
The quality of being bright, clear, and calm.
Accept
verb
To receive with an assenting mind.
Thing
noun
A matter of concern
Can
verb
To know how to.
Not
adverb
Makes negative a word or group of words.
Change
verb
To alter by substituting something for.
Courage
noun
The heart as the seat of intelligence, or feeling.
Wisdom
noun
The quality of judging soundly concerning what is true or false.
Know
verb
To perceive directly.
Difference
noun
The quality of being partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality.