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Why We Run From What We Need Most

As leaders, we often resist the embrace that brings clarity and peace, much like Jerusalem resisted mercy. In business, we are told to hustle and compete, but nurturing and protective leadership can build lasting impact. Embrace the open arms and create a culture that shelters, not crushes, for both personal and professional success.

George B. Thomas

George B. Thomas

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem… how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing."
— Matthew 23:37

There’s a sentence that sounds gentle—but slices deep. It’s not barked in judgment. It’s whispered in grief. It’s the voice of Jesus, lamenting over a city, a people, a mindset.

Jerusalem was blind to the very mercy it needed most. And if we’re honest… so are we.

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