I was recently reminded of the simple childhood prayers that my family and I said every night and before each meal.
At bedtime, we would pray:
Now the night has gone away, Jesus Savior hear me pray.
Asking Thee to watch and keep and to send me quiet sleep.
Jesus, Savior, wash away all that has gone wrong today.
Help me every day to be kind and gentle, more like Thee.
Let me end your week by sharing an quote by William Arthur Ward. I saw it on a magnet used to decorate my daughter's school locker back when she started 6th grade – a huge event in the life of a tween!
Success is a reflection of your commitment to excellence.
As the young Lion looks at his reflection in the river bed, a rumbling voice from the heavens bellows, "Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than you have become." It is the voice of Mufasa talking to his son in The Lion King. Remember that?
Just as water reflects your image as you gaze into it, when you look inside yourself, you see who you really are – personal reflection is an internal mirror.
Sparky didn't have much going for him. He failed every subject in eighth grade. In high school he flunked Latin, Algebra, English, and Physics. He made the golf team but lost the only important match of the season, and then he lost the consolation match. He was awkward socially. He never once asked a girl to go out on a date in high school.
The more we lead, the more we work with leaders, and the more we parent our own children, the more we see compelling parallels between leadership and parenting.
Leaders are parents, and parents are leaders. They are in different settings with parallel roles.
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