The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.
– Apostle Peter, 1 Peter 5:1–4 (NKJV)
Word of Encouragement
The great point is, that we ask only for that which it would be for the glory of God to give to us; for that, and that alone, can be for our real good…