| Disturb us, Lord, when We are too pleased with ourselves, When our dreams have come true Because we 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 wilder 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 back the future In strength, courage, hope, and love. This we ask in the name of our Captain, Who is Jesus Christ. |
Disturb us, Lord - a prayer by Francis Drake As you think about what is ahead of you, here's a prayer worth memorizing.It's author, Sir Francis Drake, an adventurer, wrote it as he departed to the west coast of South America. |
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Thanks for sharing Francis Drake's prayer "Disturb us, Lord" , Jane. The timeliness of this echoes my jubilation over a personal friend’s journey growing closer to God through her recent triumph and tribulation. I’m amazed how God has herded this lost little sheep closer and closer to Him. And now I’m so joyful and touched - she’s decided to take up Baptism class and initiate her relationship with God. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Eventhough with our faithful prayers, without God’s plan, this wouldn’t be happening.
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