So I got a free e-book by subscribing to Chance Scoggin’s blog. Very great blog I have to say, absolutely great.
The book is a compilation of quotes that have impacted him; I liked what I saw on the title, ‘Wisdom from the past, calling you to your future…’
I found an excerpt from the prayer below in the book, so I went in search of the whole. It was penned by Sir Francis Drake.
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.
Hi,
I have a quick question about your blog, do you think you could e-mail me?
Jillian
You know, I was listening again to Pastor Chris Delvan’s message, ‘The Architecture of Living’ and all I could think about was this post!
God is indeed disturbig us, calling for our attention! and what makes it even more amazing is that in the midst of all the chaos and evil…He wants us to know that He is near enough to deliver us! That tickles me…His love is simply amazing.
True True, so true! Eye on God’s love