Disturb us, Lord
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 arrived 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 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 sight of land,
We shall find the stars.
We ask You to push back
The horizons of our hopes;
And to push into the future
In strength, courage, hope, and love.
A Prayer of Sir Francis Drake
Tulbura-ne, Doamne
Tulbura-ne, Doamne cand
Suntem prea multumiti de noi insine,
Cand visele nostre s-au implinit
Pentru ca am visat prea putin,
Cand am ajuns in siguranta
Pentru ca am navigat prea aproape de tarm.
Tulbura-ne, Doamne cand
Posedand o abundenta de lucruri
Ne-am pierdut setea
Pentru apele vietii;
Indragostindu-ne de viata,
Am incetat sa visam la eternitate
Si in eforturile de a construi un pamant nou,
Am permis ca viziunea noastra
A unui Cer nou sa paleasca.
Tulbura-ne, Doamne, sa indraznim cu mai mult curaj,
Sa ne aventuram pe mari mai vaste
Unde furtunile iti vor arata autoritatea;
Unde pierzand pamantul din vedere,
Vom gasi stelele.
Iti cerem Tie sa indepartezi
Orizonturile sperantelor noastre;
Si sa ne impingi spre viitor
In putere, curaj, speranta, si iubire.
O Rugaciune a lui Sir Francis Drake
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