Disturb Us, O Lord

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 have arrived in safety 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 water of life;
When, having fallen in love with time,
We have ceased to dream of eternity;
And in our efforts to build a new earth,
Have allowed our vision for the New Heaven to grow dim.

Stir us, O Lord,
To dare more boldly,
To venture seas where storms shall show Thy 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.

(Father Benny’s Personal Prayer, Catholic Digest)



*** A prayer during the USLS-IS high school graduating class retreat in 1997 ***