「God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom, to know the difference.(上帝啊,請賜予我平靜的心靈來接受那些我無法改變的事情,賜予我勇氣去改變那些我能改變的事情,再賜予我智慧來將它們分辨。)」(注二)
她想起母親曾經念過的一段禱詞:【God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.】(願上帝賜予我寧靜的心去接受我不能改變的事,賜予我勇氣去改變我能夠改變的事,賜予我智慧去分辨這兩者的不同。)