“Why is praying to be done, and to be done first? In my case the answer is clear: before I am a preacher, I am a sinner; and I don’t know anywhere else to et forgiveness, except from God. In addition before being a preacher, I am to be a worshipper. Before being a lover of my neighbor, I am to be a lover of God. All that I will ever be is a man to who the Lord has said, ‘Without me you can do nothing’ (John 15:5). And yet I am a preacher. But as a preacher I need a word from heaven; and when I have received it, I need heavenly help in proclaiming it. Praying just has to be the great priority.”
-Stuart Olyott, Ministering Like The Master (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2003), 80-81.
