A Sunday-Related Quote

Just a couple quotes to ponder on a Sunday morning.

What makes the temptation of power so seemingly irresistible? Maybe it is that power offers an easy substitute for the hard task of love. It seems easier to be God than to love God, easier to control people than to love people, easier to own life than to love life.

I am deeply convinced that the Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her own vulnerable self. -Henri Nouwen ("In the Name of Jesus")

And a tip of the hat to Jamie for the original post I found this in.