Disturb us, Lord, when
We are too well pleased with ourselves,
When our dreams have come true
Because we have dreamed too little,
When we arrived safely
Because we sailed too close to the shore.
Disturb us, Lord, when
With the abundance of things we possess
We have lost our thirst
For the waters of life;
Having fallen in love with life,
We have ceased to dream of eternity
And in our efforts to build a new earth,
We have allowed our vision
Of the new Heaven to dim.
Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly,
To venture on wider seas
Where storms will show your mastery;
Where losing sight of land,
We shall find the stars.
We ask You to push back
The horizons of our hopes;
And to push into the future
In strength, courage, hope, and love.
Sir Francis Drake 1577
I need to be disturbed...What about you?
2 comments:
WoW! That really does stir something inside doesn't it. You know I have come to realize that I am in a time in my life where I am going through things that really shake my core, take me out of my box and scare me and actually am able to admit that was is happening. And I mean really admit it. The Lord is rocking my boat.
You know what else??? I read that pom and I say to myself "Yes, Yes, Yes" and yet it scares me at the same time. We need this...I need this...I am just to afraid of failing.
Oy Vay....You make me think to much. Why do i read your blogs?!! LOL
I am disturbed. While I don't like the feeling, I anticipate the awakenings that will come.
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