In closing, the facilitator says... “Thank you all for sharing.  Is there a member willing to share a little more detail about his or her story, at the next meeting?  Is there a member willing to be the facilitator at the next meeting? Is there a member willing to bring snacks at the next meeting?” 

Hold hands and read/recite the entire Serenity Prayer 

 

SERENITY PRAYER 

God, grant me the serenity

to accept the things I cannot change,

the 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 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. 

                                                                -Reinhold Niebuhr  

Leader leads and others join saying “Keep coming back.  It works!"

“Will everyone please clean up after themselves, and help rearrange the room?  We have a box for donations to help pay for the utilities of this building.  This is strictly voluntary."