Be Still And Know

1 Peter 5.5 NLT All of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Some years ago I was privileged to attend a conference at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. We were given the task of identifying the most important personal qualities that were needed for strategic leadership. My small group included a chief constable, a general from the British Army, a managing director of a major engineering firm, a high-flying civil servant and a finance director of a large organisation. I was the only church leader. After many hours of fascinating conversation, the group decided that, without a shadow of doubt, the first quality that was needed was humility. Their point, which I gladly supported, was that a humble person was good at being flexible. They were very willing to admit when they had made a mistake and were eager to welcome other people’s ideas. Humility doesn’t often get a good press and I was amazed and delighted that this hugely com