Sentence examples for instead of prayer from inspiring English sources

Instead of prayer, they got a mixture of storytelling, humour and the chance to croon along to some catchy live music.

Instead of prayer, a memory came to me, half-blotted in darkness; a memory of my cheek on the floor, my knees spread, my eyes closed, my body naked.

The President would have been well advised to use facts and logic instead of prayer in making his unfortunate ruling.

But instead of prayer, he's offering analysis and a compelling argument.

Instead of prayer, the president could have asked us all to make sacrifices towards the goal of weaning ourselves off of fossil fuels.

Atheists believe that prayer has no effect, and would rather see action instead of prayer.

Like many prisoners he left graffiti behind – but instead of prayers to Christ, he inscribed an astrological orb and other magic symbols on the wall.

Thus, at Friday night services, "You shall love the Lord your God" became "We revere the best in man". Poems were recited instead of prayers, and presentations on Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt replaced Torah readings at bar and bat mitzvahs.

On Fridays, instead of the prayer just after noon, a congregational prayer (ṣalāt al-jumʿah) is offered; it includes two sermons (khutbah) delivered from the pulpit.

Tom Kearns, an owner of Leo F. Kearns Funeral Homes in East Meadow and three locations in Queens, said that the bereaved were releasing balloons and doves, ordering memorial cards with Grandma's photo and favorite recipe instead of a prayer, and requesting bagpipers, whether or not they are Scottish or Irish.

Instead of merging prayers and traditions, each night the prayer house was hosted by a different religious figure, and most of the prayer done through music and song, a common uniter.