Quote of the Day: Power

I found this during a random LJ search:

"It is always wrong to wield power if you are not prepared to accept the consequences for your actions and do the work it takes to use your strength and authority with precision and fairness. A good leader is many people's servant. If being trained to become a perfect servant sounds too humiliating, you are not strong enough to withstand the temptations of wielding power."

( Almost as good as the quote was the source -- which I didn't expect. )

I liked this because it resonated strongly with my own feelings about power and authority, a topic that's been highlighted in some private email conversations recently. My novel's protagonist Seonaid Montgomery would also like this quote a lot, as would several characters in some of my other writing.

Words of Wisdom

My friend havah_prewett has posted the sermon she gave today, and I recommend it to everyone who relates at all to the Christian path. She takes a pair of miracle healing stories that can be problematic today, presents them through the lense of her experience as a hospital chaplain, and makes them both relevant and revelatory.

The entry is here: http://havah-prewett.livejournal.com/420177.html