Lord, God of waterways and oceans,
please keep Your hand on mine
as I navigate the seas of my existence
and circle the globe of my life.
Your laws are my sea-chart,
Your inspiration my transit
and Your promised land my only hope.

Holy Spirit, send strong winds of sustaining belief
to fill my sails and carry me swiftly, safely,
straight through the darkest tempests of temptation
and past the spiraling sea-spouts of sin
to the harbor of my heavenly home.

Jesus, Who walked across the waters,
please bless the barque of my life
and keep this, my only craft,
seaworthy, upright and on course,
with You as my Compass, my Captain,
and my only Destination.

Send me, please, loyal companions
who will assist me on my voyage,
and who will never lead me astray, foment mutiny,
or desert me in my hour of greatest need.

Give me the foresight to steer clear
of rocky outcrops of temptation
and the flotsam and jetsam of distraction.
Keep me on true course toward the goal of my journey.
Let me not find myself becalmed by laziness,
or the mutiny of my flesh.

Make Your commandments my deep keel
holding me ever upright and true
through turbulent Satan storms.
Protect me from the Devil's siren songs,
beguiling sea serpents, and mirages of temptation.

Keep me, God, on course
for the shining port of Your celestial city,
on calm seas and bring me home at last, please,
at the sunset of life's end
and to the safe harbor of Your Divine eternal embrace.

Amen

(c) 2011 Donn B. Murphy
Photo Credit: Ron Meinsler

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