Disturb us, O Lord,
when we are too well 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, O 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 grow dim.
Disturb us, O 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.
In the name of Him
Who pushed back the horizons of our hopes
And invited the brave to follow Him.
Amen.
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thinking (too much) about so many things. homecoming. the future. choices. freedom. potential. casting lots. hope. belief. action. nation. myself. my family. strengths. faults. passion. stability. art. skill. growing up. responsibility. pagtataya.
i don't know what to say.
except maybe this prayer.
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interestingly enough, i found another version of this prayer on the web. the last two lines are different, and instead read:
We ask you push back the horizons of our hopes,
and to push us in the future
with strength, courage, hope and love.
Thanks for this post. Reading this makes me realize some things. :)
ReplyDeleteBut yes, pagtataya. Risking is a part of life. No risk. No change. No growth. No life.
Let's hope we get something from the risk that we'll take and win! =P (winning in many ways. Learning is still winning, right? =P )
Hi there!
ReplyDeleteWas wondering if you know the author of that prayer? I was looking through my old journals and found that prayer stuck on one of the pages... and I don't remember where I got it. :)
By the way, found your blog through a link from another Neil Gaiman fan. He just arrvied today! Siging will be tomorrow... or should I say in 14 hours!!! :)