Prayer is the light that guides us through our darkest days. And the Serenity prayer (God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and the wisdsom to know the difference) shines its brightest when you need it most - during times of trial and recovery. In this book you will meet 35 people who have drawn strength from the Serenity Prayer. The prayer came to the attention of a New York Alcoholics Anonymous member named Jack when he read the first stanza in an obituary. He showed it to pals at AA and another member, a printer, immediately printed the prayer on 500 wallet sized cards to be distributed at no cost. Eventually the Serenity prayer became AA's offical prayer.