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True Leadership


On the Sunday, 21 October reflection, Archbishop William God talked about True Leadership.

Quoted from what He said

" True leadership is when a leader puts the people above himself and sacrifice his life for others.
He makes himself available to the people.
For this reason, a leader is a selfless servant. 
He is always the last to be served because he cannot rest until the rest have had their needs.
A leader must suffer with the people and always be on the ground, moving among their people, working with them, living amongst them and sharing their joy and woes.

Leaders are called to make personal sacrifices for their people.
They choose to suffer for their sake so that the greater number of people would suffer less.
But through their sacrifices and sufferings, a price for the salvation of the people, they will find peace and contentment. "

 This powerful statements can be applied to the family life. Father as a leader of the family could also apply this characteristic of a selfless servant. When I change the word Leader => Father, people => family, it becomes like this

" True fatherhood is when a father puts the family above himself and sacrifice his life for others.
He makes himself available to the family.
For this reason, a father is a selfless servant.
He is always the last to be served because he cannot rest until the rest have had their needs.
A father must suffer with the family and always be on the ground, moving among their family, working with them, living amongst them and sharing their joy and woes.

Father is called to make personal sacrifices for their family.
They choose to suffer for their sake so that the family would suffer less.
But through his sacrifices and sufferings, a price for the salvation of the family, he will find peace and contentment.

It's really beautiful and a privilege to be a father. Thus it fulfils what the bible said 
" Husband, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it."
Eph 5 : 25

For the highlight
"Sacrifice his life" can be a very broad meaning, but in practical words, the meaning can be prioritising the resources for the family sake ( time, money, energy etc)


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