Inspiration in the Pulpit

"The one thing not to rely on is the inspiration of the moment.  Very often it turns out on reflection not to have been and 'inspiration' at all!  And sometimes at the vital moment it is simply not there, and the preacher, having 'dried up', is left floundering - a sad, dispiriting sight, and a perfectly dreadful experience." - Motyer, Preaching? p98.