We are but leaden pipes to let the water down from the cistern above—dry till it flows in above and dry if it ceases to flow in. It is good to remember this at all times and to walk humbly in the truth of it.... I found it useful (the remembrance of it) in praying before speaking. Oft not a word seemed with me to give, and the spreading out before the Lord His estimate of the worthiness of His Son to be spoken about, and His will that He should be announced, has been followed by a full fresh flow of water of the word of life.