My soul has been helped throughout the last few days by the following quotes:
On preaching:
The pulpit calls those anointed to it as the sea calls its sailors. And like the sea, it batters and bruises and does not rest. (Bruce Thielemann)
On prayer:
A pastor who feels competent in himself to produce eternal fruit — which is the only kind that matters — knows neither God nor himself. A pastor who does not know the rhythm of desperation and deliverance must have his sights set only on what man can achieve. (John Piper, Brothers, We Are Not Professionals, p. 54, emphasis mine)
