«I don't think it is a coincidence that the church they fled to has been one of the centers
of our prayer gatherings.»
Over the past few years, she has been a part
of prayer gatherings linking the canal cities of Port Said, Ismailia, and Suez.
Not exact matches
President Donald Trump presided over a National Day
of Prayer event in the White House Rose Garden for the second year, pledging at the Thursday morning
gathering to protect religious liberty all across America.
«I accompany with
prayer the positive success
of the Inter-Korean summit last Friday and the courageous commitment assumed by the leaders
of the two parts to carry out a path
of sincere dialogue for a Korean Peninsula free
of nuclear weapons,» the Catholic Church leader told pilgrims
gathered in Saint Peter's Square on Sunday.
Bishop Barron goes on to say that «both Dorothy Day and Mrs. Dawson intuited the properly subversive nature
of the way Catholics
gather for
prayer.»
«I feel a little bit blessed at being exposed to so much beauty,» he told those
gathered at Westminster Abbey that day before sitting down at the piano to play his updating
of the «Lord's
Prayer.»
The 6 Emergent Leaders who
gathered in Dallas, Texas while on a book tour stop and who «through hours
of prayer and discernment» diagnosed me without ever saying a word to me, and came up with an «action plan,» which by the way, only he whom shall not be named was present for, and I was in Minnesota with the kids.
Mine include 20 years
of a weekly
gathering with eight or more for breakfast,
prayer and an hour with lectionary readings.
Of course, there are other occasions in which Christians could properly be gathered — for prayer, for the Gospel, for Bible study, etc.; however, these gatherings are not the same as the Lord's Supper and don't carry the same worshipful circumstances (of course, Christians should always be worshipful of God — as should all men
Of course, there are other occasions in which Christians could properly be
gathered — for
prayer, for the Gospel, for Bible study, etc.; however, these
gatherings are not the same as the Lord's Supper and don't carry the same worshipful circumstances (
of course, Christians should always be worshipful of God — as should all men
of course, Christians should always be worshipful
of God — as should all men
of God — as should all men).
Prayer is vital, and gathering with other believers is vital, and praying together with others is vital, but none of this requires a regularly scheduled prayer meeting, as practiced in some churches
Prayer is vital, and
gathering with other believers is vital, and praying together with others is vital, but none
of this requires a regularly scheduled
prayer meeting, as practiced in some churches
prayer meeting, as practiced in some churches today.
The revised translation
of the Mass makes clear that the Third Eucharistic
Prayer is citing the prophet Malachi: «You never cease to
gather a people to Yourself so that from the rising
of the sun to its setting a pure sacrifice may be offered to Your Name.»
Requests for
prayers in special cases are
gathered up into one prayerful effort made without the help
of any book.
And all
of these practices — from
prayer to communion to fellowship to reading Scripture — give us glimpses
of the day when that union will be realized, when we will all
gather at the marriage supper
of the Lamb.
They've started campaigning online and, on 30th January, they will
gather, urging the Speaker
of the House, Trevor Mallard, to change the «Te Reo karakia», or
prayer, back to how it was before.
I do share a lot
of your articles at our Sunday
gathering just before our
prayer time, and we laugh too..
Defenders
of Galloway and Stephens have hoped for a future when no
prayers would be allowed at such
gatherings.
For the spirit
of Christ is the ground
of prayer, and all love
of one's neighbour is related to God and Jesus Christ, hence where two or three are
gathered together in his name (Mt 18:20) the Lord is in the midst
of them.
Our tradition is to allow public
prayer at public
gatherings of this sort, but to insist that such
prayers (in the aggregate) be inclusive and non-sectarian.
They
gathered in one another's homes for fellowship meals, for the hearing
of the Gospel, for the
prayers and joyful songs in which they expressed their praise and gratitude to God for the newly received faith and hope.
Islam has also introduced moral values higher than those
of heathenism; it has prohibited adultery and wine - drinking; it has introduced cleanliness through its required ablutions; it has introduced fraternal
gatherings for
prayer; and it has created a spirit
of cooperation in the agricultural communities
of Africa.
Dear loving Pastor, Greetings to you in the holy name
of Jesus.I am Pastor Joseph from South India, state
of Andhra Pradesh.I have been doing God's work in various villages in the remote villages where the huts are there and I have been doing all my
prayer services.In the mud roofs I have been
gathering with the people for preaching the word
of God.So I request you in Christ to help the church constructions.Please pray for it.Thank you in Christ.I look forward to see your reply.
But
prayer is an important part
of every
gathering of believers, so that is why I continue to do it.
But I have heard in those
gatherings enough expressions
of spiritual thirst to sense that for many others the desert and mountain provide wellsprings for both
prayer and retreat.
There does seem to be some sort
of gathering for
prayer here and there in Scripture, but as you point out, I don't think they looked like our
prayer meetings today.
I also learned that
prayer is the process
of in -
gathering all the parts
of ourselves that we don't want.
There was, for example, in the eighties an Interfaith Colloquium against Apartheid and there were various interfaith
gatherings on ecological issues as well as interfaith
prayer and work for peace, but the Parliament for a moment captured the attention
of the world and sought to show, at a time
of intense conflict in former Yugoslavia and
of communal troubles in India, that religions need not be a cause
of division but could unite on certain basic ethical teachings.
So the people
gathered each morning and evening to worship according to the Anglican Book
of Common
Prayer.
Maili Tamang clapped and sang along as the remnants
of her husband's Kathmandu church
gathered for a noon
prayer one week after a massive earthquake collapsed the «roof
of the world.»
The day may not be far off when in every branch
of Christendom the centrality
of the Lord's Supper will again be recognized, as the Catholic tradition and the great Reformers recognized it, and the eucharistic action will again be the usual and normal way in which, Sunday by Sunday, Christians
gather to offer their
prayer and praise to God through Christ, by the power
of the Holy Ghost.
which began on the day
of Pentecost in Acts 2 and
gathers together in various physical locations for: exaltation
of God by glorifyinig Him through a life lived in worship edifcation
of one another through teaching, fellowship, and
prayer evangelism
of the world through social and spiritual acts
of service
We can
gather to listen to the word
of God, responding in
prayer, worship, and thanksgiving, together with the whole company
of heaven.
Although Jesus heals this daughter
of the promise in a synagogue, and although she is said to respond with praise, her voice is lost in the recorded testimony Like the old prophet Anna in the temple (Luke 2:38), «certain women» who
gathered in
prayer before Pentecost (Acts 1:14), or the four daughters
of Philip who have the gift
of prophecy (Acts 21:9), the woman
of Luke 13 is not heard.
I'm intrigued by the
gathering that the Lord has led you into and will do my best to be lifting you and this group up in
prayers, especially in regards to the truth
of the gospel's light breaking through blind eyes and giving knowledge
of His Glory in truth (2 Cor 4:4 - 6).
A Muslim does not «belong» to a particular mosque, which means there is enormous racial, ethnic and class diversity in a congregation that
gathers for Friday
prayer — in contrast to the homogeneity
of most Protestant congregations.
If I had to rely on a relationship with God by
gathering with a group
of self riteous public
prayer performance artists, I would never speak to God.
Doubtless the reason why the twenty - third psalm and the Corinthian ode to love, with the Lord's
Prayer, are the most familiar passages in the Bible is that they
gather up so perfectly the faith and love which lie at the base
of Christian character.
When Schock called them over to
gather for a word
of prayer, everyone joined in.
Hundreds
of thousands are expected to
gather in Midan Thaqafa, or Culture Square, the city's equivalent Cairo's Tahrir Square, for Friday
prayers.
As the meeting closed in multilingual
prayer, participants hoped this would be the first
of many such
gatherings in the new year.
As Sir Ken's casket was carried inside the cathedral hundreds
of mourners
gathered under a big screen outside to watch as the service began, with opening
prayers led by Canon Myles Davies, acting Dean
of Liverpool.
Initially a
prayer movement that
gathered Christians in 1,500 cities in November 2013, the UCPI has convinced hundreds
of pastors to pray every Sunday, plant churches, and send cross-cultural workers.
Dr J Edwin Orr, in his classic The Second Evangelical Awakening in Britain (Marshall, Morgan & Scott), has catalogued how town
prayer meetings began to multiply, sometimes
gathering hundreds
of believers, and then God broke though.
From 7 - 12 p.m. in Rome, Francis said, «we will
gather in
prayer and in a spirit
of penance, invoking God's great gift
of peace upon the beloved nation
of Syria and upon each situation
of conflict and violence around the world.»
Houston, Texas (CNN)-- CNN»S Jim Acosta and Erika Dimmler are in Texas today for «The Response» a
gathering of Christians for a day
of prayer and fasting, headlined by Governor Rick Perry (R) and others.
In Phoenix, lawmakers decided to ban
prayer altogether instead
of allowing a Satanic Temple member from opening the government
gathering.
More than 30 years ago, Cardinal Cooke
of New York saw the need to provide a setting where Catholics, their families and friends, plus any interested others, could
gather in confidence and safely address questions on human sexuality in a setting
of prayer and celebration
of the Sacraments while remaining wholly rooted in the mainstream Church.
Likewise, the Mass is not simply the self expression
of the community as «Spirit in The World», but it does
gather the lives and
prayers of the faithful and the gifts
of Nature and bring them to God at the altar.
Have you heard about the UK Christian festival that
gathers up to 50,000 people
of all ages for a non-stop celebration
of dynamic preaching,
prayer and worship?
Similarly the
prayer which
gathers things becomes a sprig
of energy and refreshment.
His
prayer first
gathers things together, with tradition perhaps upholding and giving reference to his day - by - day experience, and then holds it up in supplication, penitence, or thanksgiving to the light
of God.