GOD, grant me the Serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change,
Courage to change the
things I can,
and the Wisdom
to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardship as the
pathway to peace.
Taking, as He did, this
sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it.
Trusting that He will make
all things right if I
surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy
in this life, and supremely
happy with Him forever in
the next.
Amen

The Serenity Prayer 2

God, give us grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.
Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus did,
This sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it,
Trusting that You will make all things right,
If I surrender to Your will,
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
And supremely happy with You forever in the next.
Amen.

God's Word Testifies about the Greatest Peace Officer
In fulfillment of prophecy (Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 9:6, etc.), Jesus Christ - true God and true man - came from heaven to take on human flesh as his uniform (John 1:1-18).  He responded "lights and siren" to our need for back-up (Galatians 4:4-7).  Jesus arrived on the scene 2,000 years ago (Luke 2) and threw himself between us and history's ultimate bad guy, Satan (Mark 1:12-13).  He took the bullet that we had coming (Mark 15).  His heroic sacrifice on the cross of Calvary rescued us from the devil's own death sentence ( I Peter 2:22-25).  Jesus' action to protect and serve the whole world above and beyond the call of duty makes him the greatest Peace Officer of all time (Revelation 5:5-14).  God the Father has awarded him the greatest Medal of Valor of all time by raising him from the grave and seating him at his right hand in heaven (Ephesians 1:20-22).  Christ strengthens us (Ephesians 2:4-10, Colossians 1:13-23), and defends us against our accuser Satan (Zechariah 3, I John 2:1-2).  One day he will return to gather everyone who believes in him
(1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).
Peace officers often feel isolated, alone, and under tremendous stress.  I had that feeling more than once during the years I have been a cop.  But here's the point:  It takes one to know one.  The greatest Peace Officer of all time knows exactly what peace officers face, feel, and need.  He has "been there, done that, and bought the shirt" (Hebrews 2:14-18).  Jesus Christ has met and will always meet your every need (Romans 8:31-39).