Disturb us Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves.
When our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little.
And we have arrived safely because we sailed to close to the shore.
Disturb us Lord, when with the abundance of things we possess
we have lost our thirst for the water of life and the bread of heaven.
Stir us Lord, to dare more boldly.
To venture on wider seas,
where storms will show your mastery.
Wherein losing sight of land,
we shall find the stars.
Push outward the horizons of our hope.
And push us forward into the future,
in strength, courage, hope, and love.
Sir Francis Drake 16th century adventurer
