Sometines Preachers Voices Should Just Be Silenced.

I'm speaking about myself. I'm tired of the sound of my voice when I speak. I no longer feel scripture is muffled and in need of my exposition, stories, illustrations, quips and quotes. The truth is there. Look at it, read it, digest it, live it. When you do, you will finally understand how small the pastoral role could become, should become. There is a place, but its working from behind, as we walk with sheep.

The more visible " Leaders" become, the more invisible Jesus becomes. Trust me, one day when you're older, you will look back and see it.

"One of the most famous sermons of the Middle Ages was given by an anonymous monk who announced he was going to preach on agape, or the "love of God" The sermon was to take place on a Saturday evening just before dusk. For those who were present the next moments represented what Walter Benjamin once called "chips of messianic time." Instead of mounting the pulpit that evening, the monk sat silently in his seat. The setting sun shone through the stained-glass windows with an eerie glow. When the cathedral was finally dark, he went to the altar and lit a candle. Then he walked over to a statue of Jesus on the cross. In silence, he held up the candle to illuminate the wounded hands. For several minutes he lit just the hands. Then he moved the candle down to the feet and held the candle there for several minutes. Then he moved the candle up to the open side and then finally to the crown of thorns. After doing all this, the monk pronounced the benediction, and everyone left the church in silence—pondering the greatest sermon they would ever hear, a wordless worship of the One who loved us so much he would die on the cross for us." (Leonard Sweet. I Am A Follower. Pg 243)