Leaders are lovers (mi esposa Vickie)

At a small group conference several years ago, the speaker reminded us of Jesus' admonition to Peter at the end of the gospel of John.  When asked if he loved Jesus, Peter said he did, and Jesus responded with..."Feed my sheep."

In other words, if you love Jesus with all your heart, you will love the the ones who are the "least of these" with all your heart, and since you are great at love, you will be great at leading.  Leaders are lovers.  You can't lead if you despise those who you lead (at least not for long).

My wife, Vickie, loves her students.  But not just in a huggy way.  She prepared for a week for the nine little children, then spent this morning teaching them phonics, colors, and of course, a lot of games.  My daughters and their best Costa Rican friend, Yulibeth, were great helpers.  When she was done, she spent the next four hours working on improving the class for tomorrow.  Since the kids know zero English, some adjustments were made, and tomorrow promises to be a great day.

You see great leaders, whether it's an executive in charge of thousands, or Mother Teresa holding the hand of a leper, are lovers.  Great lovers.  I love her and I'm proud of her and when I grow up, maybe I'll be as good a teacher as she is.