that's a good thought too
I don't know if it's what's intended, but every time I see him do it that's what I think of. And it's theologically sound since the Priest represents Christ to the People.
My former piskie rector had a placque in his pulpit that said simply "Sir, we wish to see Jesus" to remind him that he was supposed to be channeling Him.
Course this guy also liked to parade himself around the nave during his 45 minute, utterly self-indulgent sermons... People got so mad at him that he settled for perching himself on the third step of the steps to the sanctuary. I don't know why he got so down on preaching from the pulpit.
Sir, we wish to see Jesus. And we wish to see the Preacher Preach from the Pulpit. What's so hard about that?