Let me listen to the words of their spirits. And let me speak words from your Spirit.

I need your Spirit to shape my thoughts so that when I express who I am as a leader, I will be your servant doing your work with your words. Speak to me, and speak through me.

Help me open my mind and heart, not just my office door. I cannot lead well if I cannot listen well.

People come with their words, but they hope I will hear their hearts.

You are such a listener, God! Help me listen to your Spirit so I will be able to listen to the unspoken messages people bring to me. I want to listen the way you do.

What power the right words have, God! They bring our inner reality to life and make our external reality comprehensible for us.

Teach me to go beyond the facts and feelings. My spirit waits quietly. I need your wisdom.

I am your child, and I want to learn, but unless your Spirit teaches me, I have little to offer. I need your wisdom.

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. James 1:5, NIV