Sometimes I am overwhelmed with feelings of blessedness and joy that I know I have done nothing to deserve. As I watched my children dance in fields of gold this afternoon I felt wrapped in an assurance and ease that was coloured with a shade of knowledge that they are healthy, happy, safe and mine.
And I was reminded of a prayer that I had tucked away several years ago.
By Francis Drake:
Disturb us, Lord, when we are too pleased with ourselves
When our dreams have come true, because we dreamed too little
When we arrive safely, because we sailed too close to the shore.
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 back the future in strength, courage, hope and love.
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