DISTURB US, LORD

A prayer 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 arrive safely because we have sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lord."

This prayer is the opposite of what American Christianity strives for. It is the opposite of what I strive for. So often I ask God for safety, for comfort, to make my life easy, when the reality is that I should be asking God to disturb me.

God disturb me so that I never become "happy" with where I am at in life. Not that I don't want to be content, I desire to be content in all circumstances. But I pray that I will always seek to grow and learn.

God disturb me so that I dream BIG DREAMS, dreams that are so huge that without YOU they will surely not come true. Help me not to worry about my reputation. Disturb me so that I care only for YOUR reputation. And with YOUR reputation on the line, I will not dream pitiful dreams, but dreams that move mountains.

God disturb me so that I never want to play it safe again. Give me courage so that I will be in the middle of where YOU want me to be. God, disturb me so that I never miss out on what YOU have in store for my life.