My Own Topic- Leadership in Faith, Rawley

Taking leadership in your faith is something that I learned intensly this past year. I went to the National Prayer Breakfast in DC for the second time this year. The 4 days there are all about being a leader and an example. The first year I went, I got to hear former President Bush speaks and address world leaders from all over the world. Bush is known for embracing his faith. This year, I got to hear President Obama address all the same people. It was amazing, he is an incredible speaker. I heard from a lot of politicians and people in the government and they all advocated the same things; taking leadership in your faith. You can take leadership in many different ways. One of the most talked about ways was by being accepting and full of love. In one of the meetings, we heard from two senators- one republican, one democrat. It was inspiring how they taught us that no matter which party you belong to, we are all in the same family under the Lord. It is unbelievable to me how many problems this would solve if we just lived that way. If we could love each other the way that we love our family, we would be closer and be an example to the world. Another way to show leadership is to be Christ-like. Jesus taught us to be like him and we all know that that is impossible, but if we try our best to emulate his teachings and intentions, we would be leaders among our country. We are all made from the Lord and in His image, so why don't we live like it? Even if someone believes in a different God, knowing the Truth should be what sets up apart. We are not called to hate people or discriminate against them. We are told to hate what is evil, but people are not pure evil. No matter what political party, religion, culture, ethnicity, country, walk of life, economic status, or belief, we are called to love people and be an example by the way we treat them. This initiative makes a strong leader and if these kinds of leaders are in power then the world will change. We are called to be leaders and to show the world that we belong to Jesus by the way that we love people.