When someone asks, I realize that I have about 30 seconds to condense years of frustration, painful memories, self-justifications, introspection, conversations with comrades, insecurity, guilt, resentment and humble prayers into an answer that is honest and accessible.
Ms. Miller, with a ditsy stage demeanor and a breathy, fragile voice, sang humble prayers, like "Broken Things" and "The River's Gonna Run," that personalize a longing for divine comfort and salvation.
The words of the prayer for priests are: "O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests.
Midler's longer rendition, considered a reprise of Mollenhauer's original, features modified lyrics, replacing "to a gypsy's prayer" with "to a humble prayer".
I lit a candle, burned some sage to clear the space, and spoke out loud a humble prayer for help.
"I searched the scripture & by humble prayer to my Heavenly Father I obtained a testimony for myself," she wrote.
Chorus Ruler supreme, who hearest humble prayer, Hold our Dominion in thy loving care; Help us to find, O God, in thee A lasting, rich reward, As waiting for the better Day, We ever stand on guard.
In November, I decided to visit Park51; specifically a cavernous room that will serve as a humble prayer space until Gamal's $100 million, 15-story Muslim community center is fully realized (Gamal refused comment for this piece).
After getting centered from reading through my book of inspirational photographs of our last victory and gazing up at my Drew Brees signed poster, I am now ready to offer my most humble prayer.
On 22 February, Henry Seymour Conway brought a motion asking the King to "listen to the humble prayer and advice of his faithful Commons, that the war on the continent of North America may no longer be pursued for the impractical purpose of reducing the inhabitants of that country to obedience by force".
Maybe then our prayers will change from, 'Lord, grant us the ability to help our broken, afflicted and suffering LGBT members,' to a more humble prayer our Savior can actually answer: 'Lord, help us understand how to team with our LGBT brothers and sisters as a family of equals, and together build a better Zion.'.
