"I remember one lunch date with Gordon Cosby (co-founder and pastor of the Church of the Saviour, Washington, D.C.). "Forty years of servant ministry had instilled in my lunch companion a profound pastoral wisdom. Together we were reflecting upon the challenges of preaching within the contemporary urban context. 'Never forget,' he said thoughtfully, 'each time you stand up to preach, each person in your congregation is sitting next to a pool of tears.' "
-- Trevor Hudson, from Signposts to Spirituality