"I led my sheep from behind."

Free the Children and We Day co-founder Marc Kielburger shared about a brief encounter he had with Nelson Mandela in the following Winnipeg Free Press article:

www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/we-day-co-founder-reflects-234712741.html

I love the part that says:

"He [Nelson Mandela] said, 'I led my sheep from behind,' " said Kielburger. "He talked about being a shepherd. It wasn't about him, it was about the larger issues -- he wasn't trying to be out front, to be a symbol."

True leadership, in its best form, is about service and humility - something we really lack in today's world - something seen in Jesus as he washed the disciples' feet.

"If I then, your Lord and Teacher,

have washed your feet,

you also ought to wash one another's feet.

For I have given you an example,

that you also should do just as I have done to you."

John 13: 14 & 15