A Sailor’s Prayer
Luke 8:22-25
One day
Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So
they got into a boat and set out. As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came
down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great
danger. The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going
to drown!”
He got up and rebuked the wind and the
raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. “Where is your faith?” he
asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is
this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”
The Lord is my Pilot: I shall
not drift.
He lights my way across dark
waters.
He steers me through the deep
channels.
He keeps my log.
He guides me by the star of
holiness for His name’s sake.
As I sail through the storms and
tempests of life,
I will dread no danger, for
you are near me.
Your love and care shelter
me.
You prepare a haven before me
in the homeland of eternity.
You quiet the waves with oil;
My ship rides calmly.
Surely Sunlight and Starlight
will shine wherever I sail,
And at the end of my
voyaging,
I shall rest in the port of
my God forever.
Unknown Author