10 When the cloud lifted from above the tent, Miriam’s skin was leprous—it became as white as snow. Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease, 11 and he said to Moses, “Please, my lord, I ask you not to hold against us the sin we have so foolishly committed.12 Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother’s womb with its flesh half eaten away.”
13 So Moses cried out to the Lord, “Please, God, heal her!”
14 The Lord replied to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Confine her outside the camp for seven days; after that she can be brought back.”15 So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on till she was brought back.
Today's reading spoke to me on a professional level. As a leader of a school, my actions/attitudes can help move Rountree forward or cause it to become stagnant.
Miriam and Aaron were not the official leaders of the Israelites, but they were in positions of leadership and influence. In the first two verses of Numbers 12, Aaron and Miriam are speaking out against Moses, Israel's God-appointed leader. As a result of this grumbling, Miriam contracts leprosy and the entire nation is affected in that they cannot move forward until she is healed.
Aaron/Miriam's transgression was seemingly small. All they were doing was complaining about the leadership. But that attitude and dissension could have easily spread and compromised Moses' ability to lead.
Attitude can affect so much more than just the individual. Attitudes are contagious. Positivity can elevate. Negativity can dishearten.
As a leader it is even more important that my attitude remain optimistic, upbeat and positive. Grumbling and complaining accomplish little and can result in a leporsy that can spread throughout an organization.
On a side note: I find it interesting that only Miriam was struck with leprosy. Why not Aaron also? Hmmm. . .
Today's reading spoke to me on a professional level. As a leader of a school, my actions/attitudes can help move Rountree forward or cause it to become stagnant.
Miriam and Aaron were not the official leaders of the Israelites, but they were in positions of leadership and influence. In the first two verses of Numbers 12, Aaron and Miriam are speaking out against Moses, Israel's God-appointed leader. As a result of this grumbling, Miriam contracts leprosy and the entire nation is affected in that they cannot move forward until she is healed.
Aaron/Miriam's transgression was seemingly small. All they were doing was complaining about the leadership. But that attitude and dissension could have easily spread and compromised Moses' ability to lead.
Attitude can affect so much more than just the individual. Attitudes are contagious. Positivity can elevate. Negativity can dishearten.
As a leader it is even more important that my attitude remain optimistic, upbeat and positive. Grumbling and complaining accomplish little and can result in a leporsy that can spread throughout an organization.
On a side note: I find it interesting that only Miriam was struck with leprosy. Why not Aaron also? Hmmm. . .
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