Disturb Us, Lord - A Legendary Prayer By Francis Drake

This timeless prayer by Sir Francis Drake invites you to seek new horizons, embrace bold challenges, and ignite your faith in the pursuit of greater purpose.

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. After all, 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. Amen.

– Francis Drake

Transcript

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.

Amen.

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🙏🏼wishing all a good view of the stars if we lose sight of the land