Yesterday I got home from a great team prayer meeting to find that the lounge window had been smashed. It looked very much as though someone had shot it so my first thought was "I wish I had one of those laser things they have in CSI so I can trace the trajectory of the bullet." Then I realised that I live in Gateshead and not Las Vegas, so I carefully examined the crime scene for forensic evidence of avian damage but could find no blood or bird carcass.
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Then the reality sank in that it would involve hassle and cost to replace and there's so much else going on at the moment that I could have done without this. It's easy to get despondent when things don't go our way and it can shake our faith and stop us trusting in God. But as I looked at the shattered glass, I was reminded of another window that I used to have sitting on my desk:
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My prayer for today is:
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