Disturb us, O Lord

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.

This we ask in the name of our Captain,
Who is Jesus Christ.

Sir Frances Drake - 1577

I feel like this is the state that we are in today.  Our dreams are coming true.  Our prayers are being answered because we are praying safe.  Dare we ask God to do the impossible?  

What is my dream?  Is my dream to be married, have some kids, and live a long life?  Well, yes.  Will it come true?  Probably.  

DREAM BIGGER!!!

What should my dream be?  To make a difference in the world?  Um, yes.  It seems like a canned response but it's what my dream should be.  My dream is to live like Christ.  To exhibit the kingdom.  To love like He loved.  

My dream should not be about position or material gain/comfort.  My dream should be an unatainable goal.  Dream big.

What would it look like if every Jesus follower took on this substantial dream?  Christ's love would come pouring out of us.  It is contageous.  Jesus always had people (read: sinners and tax collectors) following him around.  There was something about Him that was captivating.  He did not judge.  He did not rebuke them.  He loved them.

Can love really change the world?  Yes!  How do I start?  By loving.  Love is epidemic.  

My dream is to love as Christ loved.