S5E45: Faith In Between 2022&2023 Disturb us, Lord a poem by Francis
Aloha family and friends, this is our last and final episode for the year 2022, I know it hasn't been consistent and in the least bit "entertaining" for you folks these past few months and I do apologize for that. My season has been a little exhausting with a new home and a new job all in the same year. Crazy is an understatement, to say the least, but non the less I still cherish my podcast and I am ramping up to bring you, folks, lots more in 2023. I'm not sure what God has in store so I won't make any set-in-stone promises, but I can assure you that whatever happens in 2023 will be led by Christ and founded upon Christ. I appreciate the support and love that you have shown the podcast over the past few years and ask that you extend grace and patience as you witness firsthand the work that God is doing in my life. Today I want to share with you folks a poem/prayer that I recently came in contact with through a book that we will be reading in the coming weeks with my Church. The book is called, Un-Common Life by Art Sepulveda our senior pastor at Word of Life Christian Fellowship. Tucked within the first few pages of this book I had the pleasure of reading this beautiful poem/prayer that pastor Art used to beautifully display his point of needing to be awakened in this critical time. I thought it perfect as we end out the year 2022 and step into the year 2023 to read, ponder and depict this short poem/prayer to help fuel us into the new year. I hope you folks enjoy today's wonderful episode and I hope that your new years eve and new Year are safe, beautiful, and blessed. Mahalo for listening to and supporting the podcast! From my family to yours ALOHA!! 2023 here we come!! Poem/Prayer by Sir Francis Drake. Disturb Us, LordDisturb 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 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 horizon of our hopes, and to push us into the future in strength, courage, hope, and love. This we ask in the name of our Captain who is Jesus Christ.