God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!

Ephesians 3:20 MSG

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We thought we’d try something a little different today. Here’s a beautiful prayer by Sir Francis Drake that serves as a friendly reminder to shake things up – to be bold, to dream big, and to remember that nothing is impossible for God… ‘Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.’ Ephesians 3:19 MSG

Why not take some time out to reflect on today’s verse and prayer?

 

Disturb us, Lord, when

We are too pleased with ourselves,

When our dreams have come true

Because we 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 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.