Surely every preacher should say, with all gravity, “Who is sufficient for these things”—to save sinners, to revive the church, to preserve the saints! So I repeat my thesis: Gladness and gravity should be woven together in the life and preaching of a pastor in such a way as to sober the careless soul and sweeten the burdens of the saints. Love for people cannot treat awesome realities lightly (hence, gravity!), and love for people cannot load people with the burden of joyless obedience (hence, gladness!).