Leadership is hard to define.
May you be the ones to define it with justice.
Leadership is like a handful of water.
May you be the people to share it with those who thirst.
Leadership is not about watching and correcting.
May you remember it is about listening and connecting.
Leadership is not about telling people what to do.
May you seek what people want and need.
Leadership is less about the love of power and more about the power of love. May you continue to undertake the role of a servant leader.
Leadership is continuing to walk in the path you have been given.
May you be confident in your call to lead.
As a leader, May your greatest strength be love.
Your greatest victory be the reward of peace.
God,
We ask your blessings on those in this room who have been called to lead.
Help them to ask:
“What do I need to learn?”
“How might I need to change?”
To whom do I need to listen?”
Grant them wisdom and courage to know and do what is right, good and true and to serve the common good for all.
May they always be guided by Your Spirit, which is the Spirit of community, the Spirit of justice, and the Spirit of true love.
Amen.
This blessing and prayer were given by committee member Ann Roda, vice president of Mission and Spiritual Care for Adventist HealthCare, at the Adventist Women Leaders luncheon. They were adapted from the Leader's Prayer by an unknown author and the works of author L. Annie Foerster.
