Omnipotence

Maybe the true meaning of omnipotence is not necessarily in the literal moving of mountains and parting of seas.

Maybe it is about building a coalition of diverse stakeholders willing to accompany each other towards a mission.

Finding a way to unify different stakeholders with varying needs and wants is one of the most difficult challenge of a leader and a manager. And maybe this is what makes leadership a true vocation.

Luke 8:1-3. Accompanying him were…

[DAILY GOSPEL INSIGHTS AND REFLECTION FOR MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 259: SEPTEMBER 16, 2022]

Idolizing someone should not make us that person’s slave

When we admire someone, do we become irrational fanatics – losing ourselves, willing to be a slave?

Or do we become inspired because of the example set – finding ourselves, invigorated by the new possibilities of what we could be?

John 3:13-17. For God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but so that through him the world might be saved.

[DAILY GOSPEL INSIGHTS AND REFLECTION FOR MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 257: SEPTEMBER 14, 2022]

How do we deal with self-worth?

For our collective well-being, it is important to have a sober understanding of our self-worth. Too much, we become prideful; too little, we become brittle.

The challenge with trying to ascribe value and worth is that we tend to compare. Too much comparison leads to jealousy and envy; too little leads to apathy and complacency.

Managing one’s sense of self-worth then is a tricky balancing act. We should have enough of it such that we feel dignified; but we should be mindful that there is always someone better than us. We keep aspiring and moving towards thriving and flourishing while acknowledging that there is a Higher Power.

And maybe that Higher Power is like the Great Parent or the Great Teacher, delighting when the child or the student knows their limitations, and instead of running or pretending to know, they open their hearts so that the Parent and Teacher can enter.

Luke 7:1-10. I am not worthy, but only say the word and we shall be healed

[DAILY GOSPEL INSIGHTS AND REFLECTION FOR MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 255: SEPTEMBER 12, 2022]

When our senses are overcharged, we fail to see what is beyond

The strength of any structure or engineering marvel is not necessarily shown by its exterior. Its strength is based on how well its foundations are built and to which object it is anchored to.

The age of social media can easily stimulate our senses based on what we see. But do we ask if there is something more or beyond what we see, or do we forget since we are too carried away?

It is only an illusion that we have to act instantaneously. Sometimes, it pays to pause, discern, and discover for ourselves whether what we see is based on a strong foundation…

Or if we are just being fooled by style with no substance.

Luke 6:43-49. “Such a person is like the man who, when he built a house, dug, and dug deep, and laid the foundations on rock; when the river was in flood it bore down on that house but could not shake it, it was so well built.”

[DAILY GOSPEL INSIGHTS AND REFLECTION FOR MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 253: SEPTEMBER 10, 2022]

Being righteous is not being self-righteous

Being right does not mean to exclaim to others that we are right. Since rightness and virtues by themselves are already rewards, we don’t necessarily need others to put us into pedestals when we are doing something right.

Imagine if St. Joseph, feeling that he was right, rashly separated from Mama Mary, without him fully understanding the miracle of the Immaculate Conception. The initial “rightness” could have led to a series of unfortunate events. But since he chose to be prudent and merciful and humble about the way he carried his righteousness, he opened an opportunity for angels and divine revelation to guide his discernment.

Matthew 1:18-23. Joseph the righteous man

[DAILY GOSPEL INSIGHTS AND REFLECTION FOR MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 251: SEPTEMBER 8, 2022]