Disturb Us O Lord Poem by RIC BASTASA

Disturb us O Lord.

Stir our spirit,
When we are too pleased with ourselves,
When our dreams have become true because
We dreamed too little.

When we have arrived in safety because
We sailed too close to the shore.

When because of 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.

Make us bold to venture out to the sea during a storm,
So that losing sight of land
We shall find the stars.

Bishop Desmond Tutu