And at the foot of the stage was a scripture from the mosque.
"I never believed in that, but I do believe that unforeseen things happen at unforeseen times, which is actually a scripture from Ecclesiastes".
If you cannot find a positive and you believe in God, find a scripture from the Bible.
I am reminded of a Scripture passage from the Gospel of St. Matthew, "You have heard that it was said, 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you, do not resist one who is evil... love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" (Matthew 5 38-39, 44).
The percentage comes from an Islamic scripture denoting the caliph's share of war booty and valuable minerals found within conquered territory.
She rarely lets more than a few minutes pass without a quote from scripture or a reference to the Divine.
Shortly after 4 on Friday afternoon, before a crowd of about 40 friends and strangers in Central Park, the Rev. Robert Hagel led the couple in a religious ceremony that included two prayers, a passage from Scripture and a singing of the Lord's Prayer.
But when we apply a passage from religious scripture to a contemporary issue, we need to think about three things.
According to Cuarón, the title of P. D. James' book (The Children of Men) is a Catholic allegory derived from a passage of scripture in the Bible.
Eventually, he landed a pulpit in Memphis, where he attracted notice as "the king of the young whoopers," a style of preaching that begins with a relatively measured exposition of a passage from Scripture and then crescendos into an ecstatic, musical flight, with the kind of call-and-response that became embedded in the music of James Brown.
