Friday, 7th week in Eastertide
18th May, 2018: Acts 25: 13b-21; Jn 21: 15-19
Jesus seems to be preparing the second level of leadership. Peter, he appoints already before he goes and Paul, he seems to be taking to the all the ends of the earth that he may bear witness, true to his promises.
In this Jesus offers us an insight into Christian leadership; it does not consist in power and position but in bearing witness and serving the community of faith. In such a perspective, every baptised person is called to play a role as a leader: in witnessing and serving!
In fact Christian leadership is more about being led than leading others! First you as a leader have to be led by the Spirit...the others are also led by the same Spirit... the leadership is one of going in front, following first and showing the example. Jesus says, you will be led, led by hand and the one who leads is always the Spirit of the Lord.
Today looking at our communities, be it parish communities where the laity scheme their way to positions of honour and fame, or the members of the religious congregations or the clergy playing dirty politics and divisive games... true understanding of Christian leadership seems to have taken a back seat.
The Gospel Acclamation reminds us today that the Spirit will teach us the truth and all the truth. May the Spirit of the Lord rekindle our faith and lead us towards true sense of Christian leadership. The real leader of a faith community is the One Holy Spirit!
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