prayer of sir francis drake

i came across this prayer the other day and was certaintly blessed. i hope you will be as well...prayer of 16th century english explorer 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 arrive safely because we have 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 the sight of land, we shall find the stars. we ask You to push back the horizons of our hopes; and to push in the future in strength, courage, hope, and love. amen.in Christ,arielle

ariellethis is fascinating; where did you find it?You are kind to call him an explorer; it's not what the Portugese and Spanish called him! :-? It reminded me of an old puritan prayer;"Lord, when you see me in danger of nesting, put a thorn in my nest"