I’ve been a Christian for a long time, and I’ll confess to you there are aspects of prayer that I still haven’t quite figured out. But I’m in good company because C.S. Lewis admitted the same thing.

The Serenity Prayer has been widely adopted in 12-step programs, but it can also be used to support general mental health.

My mother often referred to a prayer that her mother said (in Swedish) nightly at the bedsides of her eight children as they headed off to sleep. The prayer became so embedded in their memories that ...