Easter Prayer

He is Risen, Alleluia!  

An Easter Prayer:

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.

This we ask in the name of our sure captain, 

Jesus the Risen Christ. 

AMEN.