A Leader's Prayer

Lord, I am not a very important person, as importance is commonly rated.

I do not have great wealth, control a big business or occupy a position of great honour or authority.

Yet, Lord, I may some day mould destiny, for it is within my power to become the most important person in the world in the life of a young person.

All about me are young people, Lord. They are the makers of history, the builders of tomorrow.

If I, by being faithful to the aims of our Association, can become their true leader, I may prove to be the most important person in their lives.

Lord, a hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in or the kind of car I drove.

But the world may be different because I was important in the life of a young person.