It's good to feel disturbed.

I had coffee today with another ReachGlobal personnel. We talked about the everchanging American Christian culture we are trying to engage and the need to change our processes, systems, programs to meet the needs. I was feeling disturbed because there is so much to do and so little time. Then I came across an article quoting Sir Francis Drake from 1577:

"Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves,
When our dreams have come true
Because we have 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 wider 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 into the future
In strength, courage, hope, and love.

Disturb me, Lord.
Not for my fame, gain or world-change, but for the purpose of knowing you and pursuing the people right in front of me."

I was feeling disturbed and I thought that was bad, but realized the motivation it had. So I took a deep breath and reminded myself, my ministry is not only my work, but every relationship I have.

oh, and by the way, I lost my glasses... again.