Coakley adumbrates a feminist corrective to feminism: power can come from vulnerability —
from prayerful vulnerability, which is not, say, submission to a Mother Superior.
This is perhaps mitigated as she links the experience of illness to scenes from Christ's ministry in order to draw out the strength that can come
from a prayerful and humble attitude where even today the sick can receive Christ's healing touch and regain a true sense of self.
Not exact matches
Evan Mawarire, a pastor who has been a prominent activist against Mugabe's regime, said citizens should «remain calm and hopeful, alert but
prayerful, to support and encourage each other and to stay away
from violence and lawlessness,
from rumors and lies.»
As I sat in
prayerful meditation last night, a great, deafening blast
from a heavenly horn heralded the arrival of a ghostly being of terrible power.
All of their work takes place in the context of strong financial and
prayerful support
from local individuals, the majority of whom are members of churches in Luton and its surrounding towns.
From one's
prayerful and wholesome acceptance of death he saw how the Christian faith can work.
Robert Colquhoun,
from 40 Days for Life, told Premier's News Hour: «Our organisation... has been organising peaceful and
prayerful vigils outside abortion centres for the last four years in this country.
From the beginning, every session of the Supreme Court has opened with that
prayerful injunction.
From this it seems appropriate to say that the First Saturdays devotion is an «extension» of the rosary, since it is based around its
prayerful recitation.
What we are talking about is stopping peaceful,
prayerful people
from offering help to women outside clinics.»
The
prayerful cry, «Not mine, but thy will be done,» has come
from the lips of Christian as well as non-Christian men of prayer, ancient philosophers, and the pious men of Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim religions.
Seeing that the others had taken his bait, Oyegun used the
prayerful interlude to secretly excuse himself
from the meeting.
«While we call on all Catholic faithful and Christians generally to remain
prayerful and steadfast in the face of these provocations for the sake of peace in our country, we also call on the Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari to take every step to ensure that Nigeria and Nigerians are protected
from foreign invaders who defile our places of worship and lay their murderous hands on the Lord's anointed.
It is a
prayerful Projection for a unified response
from the universe.»
Prayer and Action Guide for a Lenten Fast
from Carbon This Lenten prayer guide features seven
prayerful reflections (for Ash Wednesday and the six Sundays of Lent), which include insights on regional impacts of climate change, Scripture readings and prayers, and actions of individuals wanting to reduce their carbon footprints.