There is a poem entitled “A Prayer For the Future” quoted by Sir Frances Drake, it said and I quote,
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 arrive safely because we have 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. - Bible.org
This poem quoted by Sir Frances Drake from a missionary prayer letter of Jeannie Curryer. Although the reason for writing it was not given, but the idea in the poem is clear in what Ms. Curryer was trying to say. It is warning us against futuristic complacencies that can get in the way of us being courageous and having hope. It start with disturb us, Lord...