Sentences with phrase «prayers of the people of»

The prayers of the people of this world are all in vain, as they teach for doctrines the commandments of men (Matthew 15:9).

The Book of Jonah is a protest against those who thought God listened only to the prayers of the people of Israel.

«The thoughts and prayers of the people of The Bronx are with her family in their time of need,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..

Not exact matches

Liveris: I condemn the violence this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, and my thoughts and prayers are with those who lost loved ones and with the people of Virginia.

One person asked for prayers while they mourned the loss of a wife.

Sending «thoughts and prayers» to the people in the affected area also feels a little thin — garnering engagement that way smacks of desperation.

People often feel sorry for you because you're not quite «right» and they try their best to try to fix you by providing helpful advice, free seminars and, in extreme cases, lots of prayer.

I condemn the violence this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, and my thoughts and prayers are with those who lost loved ones and with the people of Virginia.

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.

At this point the only prayer the managers running those funds have is to throw more of other - people's - money into Tesla's furnace and pray for the Second Coming to save them.

If you believe at all that Christ was the son of God and came to save the world, you are a Christian, even if you don't pray a specifically worded and ho ll ow prayer that affirms publicly that you are «born - again» in Jesus» blood — which in itself is sad is tic and doesn't ensure that the person doing the public profession of faith actually believes or will suddenly become so changed that they will lead a better life.

One of the things I do is direct those people to prayer — pray that God will change the situation but don't assume that how that is answered is going to be an imposition of what you think needs to happen.

How exactly has prayer ever changed anything outside of making the person doing the praying feel better?

«We made a list of prayer requests contributed by each person, and in this way I was introduced to the simplicity and the mystery, and, dare I say it, the effectiveness of this faltering step of faith,» he explained.

911 scared a ton of people these people that feel their prayers are so important cancel your flight or sit down and shut up

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.

Innocent people are dying in these uprisings and they need the prayers of anyone willing to offer them up.

spending time in prayer may not bring direct results from «god,» but i think that the quiet, reflective nature of prayer probably helps lots of people find their way.

The text by Michael Downey is an invitation to understand how people today are still finding their lives by losing their lives in prayer, work, and the contemplation of the mystery of God.

For me, those are the people who go to church and make a loud show of prayer and other worship to be seen, but treat others badly.

Keep praying if it helps you sleep at night, but your prayers are just going to you or to the group of people you are praying with.

A lot of people use it in their «houses of prayer» or in their homes.

Prayers for deliverance of a peoples such as eliminating the slave trade took 100's of years.

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).

1 Timothy 2: 1 - 4 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people — for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

None of them wished for a prayer they all wished for one more minute with the people they loved.

Three Categories of People (1) The Righteous [2:3] who believe in the unseen, observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and from our provisions to them, they give to charity.

Church is the one time a week Lucas knows he can get out of the house, and at Trinity House of Prayer people won't look away when he comes down the aisle.

He said: «My prayers are with the people of Mosul as efforts continue to liberate the city and surrounding areas from the tyranny of Daesh.

I've seen thousands of people praying over sick people but absolutely nothing has ever happened as a result of the prayer.

The effect of the prayers on the people praying is real.

As one person said to me, «If we are serious about sharing the gospel around the world, shouldn't we be glad that we still have missionaries who pray rather than setting up a bureau of prayer inspectors!»

Since the people are grouped by their countries, very little or no politics are discussed as most of the people are very much dedicated to perform prayers.

You can express your good thoughts, but don't trash the concept of God to a person who believes in God by telling them you will send your prayer to them?

Instead of «the poor» as an abstract concept on our prayer list, they become people we are rooting for because we've chosen to invest in the relationship in more ways than one.

«The Trinity House of Prayer congregation are such a loving environment of peoples,» John says.

Today is America's National Day of Prayer, which is essentially a day earmarked for, as the presidents always proclaim, «the people of the United States may turn to God in...

Sometimes, the head of the parish offered a general absolution, and a reader chanted the preparatory prayers on the people's behalf.

I get a kick out of the Atheist talking about how religious people try and ram their faith down throats... and then you see clowns like hippypoet and the prayer is not healthy kook... guess they are hypocrits just like everybody elese.

Well it is true that some people seek sorcerers to implement Jinn that are satanic demons into mankind or his house or his business to finish him or make his life miserable or to stop flow of his business income... In such case it is either you are religious enough and say your prayers often then it becomes hard for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out of you with tales and stories... There is another type of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents of public toilets and market places... Some of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one of them or possessed by one of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased...

I wish the National Day of Prayer had people representing ALL religions in this country.

Although we are / were both people of faith, our words to each other were as good as any prayer.

The Bible contains a lot of interesting stories, talks between people, between God (Jesus) and people, wisdom (proverbs), prophecy (revelation), words of salvation (the 4 gospels, the epistles), historical data, like dates, locations, names of people involved in the stories, parables, reports about miracles, Jesus did, songs, prayers, psalms etc...

«We can not in good conscience justify the presence of the Confederate flag in this house of prayer for all people, nor can we honor the systematic oppression of African - Americans for which these two men fought and died.»

If you don't ask them to pray the sinners prayer or ask if they are saved (and I don't mean go to church every Sunday, because believe me there are and will be A LOT of people who attended church sitting in hell.

Some older people have the words from the Book of Common Prayer ingrained in their minds after years of repetition and can recall them with a clarity and understanding they may not have with other information.

The ancient practice of liturgy has helped us see how God is remaking us into a people who can become the answer to the prayers the Spirit is praying through us.

Our prayer (and the prayer of the folks at Mars Hill) is that in the months and years ahead, people will remember what took place on «Porn Sunday» and that it is OK to say the word «porn» at church.

Just as an anchor plunges deep to the ocean floor to secure a ship, the scriptures pull people's minds deep into the core of their being to experience focused prayer.