[Forest Keeper]

It is usually hard for most priests to improve upon the words of the Fathers. I always deeply respect priests who draw heavily from patristic sermons.

I also appreciate when my Pastor does our version of this. I like it when he just quotes directly from scripture to make a point, instead of trying to "improve" on it. Thank you very much for all of your comments.

[Kolokotronis]

". I like it when he just quotes directly from scripture to make a point, instead of trying to "improve" on it."

I went to a Protestant service once. As I remember it, the preacher quoted from the bible a couple or three times and spent the rest of his 45 minute sermon fulminating with his own ideas about what the scripture meant. I thought the entire performance was heretical and ghastly, but I was assured that this fellow was well respected in Protestant circles.