To Venture on Wilder Seas
Disturb us, Lord, when we are too pleased with ourselves, when our dreams come true because we dreamed too little, when we arrive 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 water 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 wilder 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 us into the future in strength, courage, and love. This we ask in the name of our captain, who is Jesus Christ.
—the prayer of Sir Francis Drake,
the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe
Photographs: An intrepid young turtle crosses the mighty waters on a coconut. If that is not inspiration to dare greater things...
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BIG DADDY said...
This is a dangerous post to allow someone like your father to read.
Friday, March 9, 2012 09:24 AM
Friday, March 9, 2012