Pray for the Preacher

A minister, surrounded as he is by temptations, is in great danger if he has not the prayers of the people of God. Without these prayers, he will be likely to accomplish little in the cause of his Master. His own devotions in the sanctuary will be formal and frigid, and the word which he preaches will be likely to come from a cold and heavy heart. There is no way in which a congregation can better advance the cause of piety in their own hearts, than by praying much for their minister.—A. Barnes