[Ads-l] "Serenity Prayer" Not in OED

[Stephen Goranson]

It may also have been known as the Courage Prayer, because in some
versions, courage was mentioned before serenity,
Stephen

On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM Shapiro, Fred <
00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> I'm not sure whether the term "Serenity Prayer" belongs in the OED, but if
> it does, here is the earliest citation I can find for the term:
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> 1950 A.A. Grapevine Jan. 6-7  At long last the mystery of the Serenity
> Prayer has been solved !
>
> Fred Shapiro
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