Pray! Listen!

It is by preaching that God makes past history a present
reality. The cross was, and will always remain, a unique
historical event of the past. And there it will remain, in
the past, in the books, unless God himself makes it real
and relevant to men today. It is by preaching, in which he
makes his appeal to men through men, that God accomplishes
this miracle. He opens their eyes to see its true meaning,
its eternal value, and its abiding merit.

--John Stott