The measure of greatness

Morning: Psalms 140, 142; Isaiah 24:14-23; I Peter 3:13-4:6

Evening: Psalms 141, 143; Zechariah 14:1-11; Matthew 20:17-28

The first leader I ever heard ask her team, “How may I serve you?”, and mean it, was a manager in a Catholic hospital established by the Sisters of St. Joseph. The sisters modelled their own leadership style on the quintessential servant-leader, Jesus, and this manager caught their vision.  In that 1990s business-type environment, this leader’s question sounded astounding.  But, hers became a team that lived to serve, and was renowned for its excellence.  They were a great team, because their great leader’s first priority was to serve.  Still, I do not hear leaders asking her question often enough.