He had not at this time determined his own doctrinal position; writing to Thornton he admitted that he was still searching: "Pray for me, my dear friend, that I may have my eyes open to the truth... and if it please God that I persevere in his ministry I may undertake the charge with a quiet mind and a good conscience".
So when he took her, I thought, please God, do what I said".
Abortion is murder!" So there you have it, girls, after centuries of fighting, a way to have your abortion and eat it--I mean please God too.
Then, one night, when I said my prayers before bed, I finished up with the sign of the cross and, trying not to say it, I said, "Please, God, let Beverly LaPlante die".
I prayed, "Please God, give me my face back".
"They said: 'Oh, we can't do that – data protection.' So I said: Please god, don't let this be a setup and you're about to leak this to the press…".
Just then Pam gets snatched up in a Polish conga line and, clearly thinking the same thing I am— Please, God, don't make me polka!—Douglas gives me a nod and we duck out a side door to the deck before one of us gets swept up onto the dance floor.
I feared that I could not please God unless, like the men in my life, I was famous and living the American Dream.
Fleetingly, I wondered if I dared write Please God give me a Bafta.
