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Disturb Us, Lord – Quote of the Week

August 14, 2010 By Jean Wise



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.



This we ask in the name of our Captain,
Who is Jesus Christ.



Francis Drake, 1577

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  1. blankLaura says

    August 14, 2010 at 6:09 pm

    This is beautiful, Jeanie. I love 1577 — that’s right up my alley. Interesting that Sir Francis Drake would write this poem. He knew of what he wrote — stormy seas, literally and figuratively, in that political climate.

    Thanks for sharing this!

  2. blankKaren says

    August 14, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    A thought provoking poem. Thanks, Jeanie.

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