Sentence examples for instead of praying from inspiring English sources

Instead of praying, he turns to Robinson Crusoe.

Instead of praying to their maker, Kabir told me, they would pray to Lerounis.

The Ethiopian saint Walatta Petros scolded her fellow females for wasting time on manicures instead of praying.

The surgeon became popular in conservative circles when, instead of praying at a prayer breakfast in Washington, he rudely blasted President Obama in front of President Obama.

Instead of praying five times a day as Islam requires, he said, Islamist members of Parliament could justifiably combine their noon prayers with their afternoon prayers to avoid interrupting the parliamentary schedule.

Suddenly reflective, Marr now confides that he has been reading the poetry of George Herbert, and adds: "What I do instead of praying or meditation is that I draw.

"Their reaction was pretty much expected [once] I chose to leave instead of pray because they have always been very vocal about not supporting the gay lifestyle," he told HuffPost.

I used to think that it was what people did in place of praying, until I learned that instead it is how some people pray.

"Instead of playing, he spent the day praying in the synagogue and because of this decision, the congregation gave him a standing ovation when he arrived," Orlando adds.

Understand the complexity of praying.

This publican prayed, also Jesus prayed, so make a habit of praying at least three times a day.