Doctrinaire Republicans detect in all this a heartfelt devotion to small government; moderates hear a touching concern for the fortunes of the little guy.
A founding member and leader of UJC and a past chair of the United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, Karen's heartfelt devotion to Israel and her concern for the welfare of the global Jewish community, led to a lifelong involvement, with her beloved husband, David, in advocacy and acts of hesed on behalf of klal yisrael.
To do this would be far from a genuine demonstration of heartfelt religious devotion.
In a 1976 essay in the Journal of Church and State, the late Southern Baptist theologian, Frank Stagg, referring specifically to the White House prayer breakfast, wondered if such public acts revealed "a nation on its knees before God" or "the church on its knees before Caesar?" He, like many others, recognized the temptation to equate public forms of piety with heartfelt religious devotion.
This was clearly a manuscript to be used in heartfelt prayer and devotion.
Despite all my heartfelt prayers and personal devotions, I didn't feel close to God.
Their kisses are heartfelt, making their unity, their devotion to and trust in one another, palpable.
These chapters of the book have the emotional detail and heartfelt power of recent classics of filial devotion like Martin Amis's "Experience" and Philip Roth's "Patrimony".
Modi's devotion to the practice is so heartfelt that during his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly as prime minister in September, he discussed peace, global development — and International Yoga Day.
It is a deep commitment and devotion to Christ, a real and heartfelt love for God and others, passionate worship and believing the revealed truths of Scripture that are at the center of growing churches.
Roger Kaiser later wrote a heartfelt apology for his actions, saying that he simply wanted to express his devotion to the mentor who taught him about opera.
