This prayer is attributed to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu adapted from an original prayer by Sir Francis Drake.
Disturb us, O Lord
when we are too well-pleased with ourselvesÂ
when our dreams have come true because we dreamed too little,Â
because we sailed too close to the shore.
Disturb us, O Lord
when with the abundance of things we possess,Â
we have lost our thirst for the water of lifeÂ
when, having fallen in love with time,Â
we have ceased to dream of eternityÂ
and in our efforts to build a new earth,Â
we have allowed our vision of Heaven to grow dim.
Stir us, O Lord
to dare more boldly, to venture into wider seasÂ
where storms show Thy mastery,Â
where losing sight of land, we shall find the stars.
In the name of Him who pushed back the horizons of our hopesÂ
and invited the brave to follow.
Amen
