Praying for LeadersNäide

A Prayer for Humility:

Loving God,

We say ‘Thank You’ for our leaders, acknowledging their commitment and obedience to their daily ‘Yes’ to your purposes in their lives.

In a world that values self-promotion, often with little regard for the feelings of others, we pray for the counter-cultural presence of those who lead with the humility of Christ. Leaders who have surrendered themselves to your lordship, have humbly accepted that all they have and are is because of you, and whose gratitude for this spills over into their interactions with those they are privileged to serve.

As our Lord Jesus spoke and showed his disciples about living and leading in a different way from those around them, so his teaching is relevant for all his disciples today.

May our leaders, and indeed all of us who follow Christ, seek always to consider the interests of others before our own, enabling space for your Holy Spirit to work in and through us to show the world a different way.

Please keep the hearts of our leaders in tune with Christ’s so that their example may inspire us all.

AMEN

Action: Ask the Lord to show you how you might value the interests of another in a practical way today.