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 arrive safely
    because we sailed too close to the shore.

Disturb us, Lord,
When with the abundance
    of the 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 back the future
    in strength, courage, hope, and love.
    Amen.   
                            (unknown)