What if we didn't backtrack
on our prayers of faith with the statement ``... if it's your will»?
As Paul relied
on the prayers of his fellow Christians (2 Corinthians 1:10 «11), so we benefit from our prayers for one another.
Cf also Benedict XVI's meditation
on the prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane in his Audience, 1 February 2012.
She wrote for CT
on the prayer of the five widows, disappointment in Jesus, a lesson from the Resurrection, and what happens when death takes away a loved one.
He will lean heavily
on the prayer of St. Francis, «to remind the people of faith the calling from God to be a «blessing to all peoples on Earth.»»
Not exact matches
By 8:30 a.m. (the time I usually ended up rolling out
of bed), I had read several chapters
of a good business book, listened to part
of a podcast, spent time in
prayer, done some P90X Yoga, and worked
on a side - project that I'd been «too busy» to work
on for years.
Sherazee, a Canadian
of Pakistani origin, worked with his staff to set up the accommodations that have been installed across other OFC companies — the female
prayer room, and the partitions in offices and
on factory floors to give women privacy in line with labor regulations.
When Kat Cole traveled to Egypt with the international director
of Cinnabon last year and the call - to -
prayer came
on over the speakers, she stopped and said, «That is so beautiful.»
That's the nature
of the beast, as many fledgling companies are run
on a wing and
prayer until they get their financial footing.
Police said that due to fears
of violent protest over the deadly Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip, they would bar men under the age
of 50 from Jerusalem's flashpoint Al - Aqsa mosque for what are usually packed
prayers on the last Friday
of the Muslim holy fasting month
of Ramadan.
If you need divine guidance
on which way to vote in the forthcoming U.K. referendum
on European Union (EU) membership, the Church
of England has released a
prayer to help that could help you decide.
The Church has published a «
Prayer for the EU referendum campaign»
on its website that can be used by churches and individuals ahead
of the vote
on June 23, the church said.
This makes three weeks
of regular warnings from Goldman and other banks that stocks have soared
on a wing and
prayer, with investors hoping for, and pricing in, something that may be forthcoming only belatedly, if at all, and only in much watered down form, and perhaps without much effect
on corporate earnings after all, especially since the US corporate tax code, as it is, already provides companies countless ways to shelter their income.
«Being able to make the right choice based
on what is the truth
of you, is the dream and
prayer I hold for you today.»
The Church publishes a
prayer on its website to be used by churches and individuals ahead
of the vote
on June 23.
Friend GII Lovito said
on Facebook: «Please say a
prayer for the family
of an amazing girl I got to call my best friend growing up Meadow Pollack... her life was taken way too soon and I have no words to describe how this feels.
In these moments
of heartache and darkness, we hold
on to God's word in Scripture: «I have heard your
prayer and seen your tears, I will heal you.»
Republicans called for
prayers, but argued that no single fix to the nation's gun laws would deter a shooting like the one
on Wednesday in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 people dead, many
of them children.
People retire
on little more than luck and a
prayer and are forced back into the workforce by the cold, biting wind
of economic reality.
President Trump had just returned to the White House
on Saturday from his final inauguration event, a tranquil interfaith
prayer service, when the flashes
of anger began to build.
President Trump tweeted that he had been briefed
on the crash, and sent «thoughts and
prayers for the victims, their families and the great men and women
of the National Guard.»
«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.
Not only is there an enormous risk
of a single glitch in execution destroying much
of the stock's value, but also you are relying
on a hope and a
prayer for things to work out satisfactorily.
The president did not address the issue in his public remarks, focusing instead
on the power
of prayer as a centerpiece
of American life.
President Trump said he had been briefed
on the shooting and tweeted, «My
prayers and condolences to the families
of the victims
of the terrible Florida shooting.
I had in my heart and tongue the Name
of Allah when ever I had fears, troubles or depression
of any kind but from Jan 05 1995 when had lost my father and second brother in a car accident, it was the time I really felt am alone at age
of 33 to face all the challenges my father has left upon me to run and manage among other partners therefore had been investigating the Quran as to understanding every word
of it rather than to memorize it, have been did a lot
of reciting verses
of prayers begging God to look upon me and give me strength... am sure through such difficult times if I had no faith in God I would have perished and lost every thing long ago... Another thing my heart always gave me signs and my mind gave me logic
of what to believe although have read many books abroad in my youth
of many beliefs out
of curiosity but could not belief in other than that God is one and Muhammed is his last prophet in all belief
of the Quran he brought upon me / us in all that it says... Should mention at times had experienced dreams seeing signs and warnings long in advance
of things going to happen A year or more before losing my father in a car accident I had seen him in my dream good bye wearing white cloth and going to board a tourist ship all crew dressed in white uniform rolling a red carpet
on front
of him and when was
on the top
of the stairs weaver smiling good bye... seen in another dream how or wealth will be stolen and what I will hold... so many things like that..
John Newton a captain
on a slave ship, transformed by
prayer and
prayer alone mid ocean in the very act
of transporting human cargo.
The coalition then crafted questions to determine where the politicians stack up when it comes to, say, their stances
on faith - based initiatives, public
prayer and support
of the word «God» in the Pledge
of Allegiance.
Even
on the National Day
of Prayer.
The truth and the church we love deserve from parties
on all sides
of these questions clear thinking, honest speaking, mutual respect — and much
prayer and fasting.
it appears that the
prayers of the passengers
on the planes were not answered.
On this National Day
of Reason, let us be reminded as loudly as ever that nothing fails like
prayer.
Stephen Schmalhofer sends this quote from G. K. Chesterton
on St. Francis
of Assisi, appropriate for this day, and appropriate too as the basis for a
prayer for the new Holy Father:
From the pre-service hubbub to the opening worship to the sermon to the
prayers to the response songs to the close
of service to the post-service coffee meetups, there is just so much noise
on Sunday.
So how do you go from that reasoning to «Since it wasn't accidental then it must have been this ancient male diety named (fill in blank depending
on religion) who loves me and knows me and cares for me and wants me to perform rituals that have nothing to do with morality like
prayer, not eating certain things, sabaath and many more just because he said so, even though we have no record
of him saying anything, just records
of humans who wrote things down that they claim he said, but I want to believe it all so badly I will base my beliefs
on no other evidence than «it just can't be accident».
The answer is that the Christian right in our country is constantly trying to force their religious beliefs into the public sphere (science education, school
prayer at public schools, Decalogue displays at court houses, nativity scenes
on city hall property, crosses in all kinds
of public places, national days
of prayer, etc.)-- if these things stopped, the outcry from us non-believers would be greatly diminished.
I had a professor in college who prayed for a particular person each time he turned
on a light switch, and I love that idea
of partnering normal, daily actions with intentional
prayer.
If there is a God and he is truly just, he will judge me based
on my merits
of helping fellow humans and making the world a better place to live, not how many times I dropped to my knees, clapped my hands together and chanted
prayers.
Other faiths believe in burning candles or saying
prayers in behalf
of the dead — the Latter - day Saints believe in the same concept, but taken to the next level: that we really can open a portal to salvation for every human
on earth, if they want it.
Even when they had the White House (George W) and both Houses
of Congress the GOP never even introduced, much less voted
on, any bill banning abortion, allowing
prayer in school, banning gay marriage or any other
of the wedge issues they use to attract a certain mentally deranged segment
of the population to their side by pretending to defend those things that are important to Christian conservatives.
But I suppose the value
of one's mental state may depend
on prayer & belief, how can that be measured I guess... (Though I suspect, in large part, it is only needed, because it is believed to be necessary to begin with O.o),
Could this use
of marriage as a symbol
of salvation have a reviving effect
on our
prayer lives?
He even deleted whole pa.ssages like the story
of the adulteress in the Gospel
of John in which Jesus declares «Let him who is without sin cast the first stone» and Jesus's
prayer on the cross, «Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing «since, according to Schlafly, «the simple fact is that some
of the persecutors
of Jesus did know what they were doing.
His
prayers were answered last September, less than three years after the fire, when the Macedonia First Church
of God in Christ opened the doors to its new worship facility, built
on the same site as the previous building.
Prayer certainly changed the Manhattan skyline
on 9/11, when the
prayers of the hijackers — all, pious, devoted religious fanatics — were apparently answered.
The religious among us keep trying to chip away at the separation
of church and state by making people recite the pledge
of allegiance with the God clause, installing religious symbols and displays
on public property, holding
prayer breakfasts for politicians, berating the removal
of prayer in public schools, trying to pass laws limiting women's access to birth control, and trying to get an amendment passed outlawing abortion (since in their view God creates a soul the moment a sperm enters an egg).
I would attend staff meetings where there would be massive outpourings
of prayer, where lunch breaks would be accompanied by discussions
of the nature
of the Trinity, and where, at any given moment, I could walk into a coworker's office to see them bowed over an open Bible, meditating
on the Bread
of Life.
It amazes me that many
on the left cry out about separation
of church and state when arguing against
prayer in school or the words in god we trust
on money.
lol... you making up a load
of BS that's not even part
of our beliefs... when we
prayer... we ask that God gives you wisdom and insight... you still have a choice in the matter... so really you got nothing
on us... you wan na avoid
prayer cause it seems you think it might be real and it might make you go to hell if you don't heed... sorry... that don't change abit
And along the way they are reminding me
of some things I myself might do well to devote some effort to: fasting, night
prayer, and working
on the defects
of my own soul... plus some well - dressed weightlifting might help provide a boost in these dark days
of winter and counter the calories
of Christmas parties.