Sentence examples for prayer itself from inspiring English sources

Either way, prayer itself winds up looking like a sham, and such promises sound cheaper every time.

This is why Ms Galloway and Ms Stephens objected to the "steady drumbeat" of explicitly Christian prayers in Greece, not to the fact of the prayer itself.

Short of banning prayer itself, the mosque was one institution that Saddam couldn't crush, which explains their central role in opposing both Saddam's tyranny and the occupation.

The coach's prayer may also degrade prayer itself, when it becomes but another effort to get God on the side of the praying team.

Legislative prayer itself is not unconstitutional: the House and Senate both have Christian chaplains, paid from public funds, and in 1983 the court held that such prayers are "part of the fabric of our society".

Such affectations are expressed in prayers recorded in various religions and particularly in the book of Psalms in the Bible, but they do not explain the recourse to prayer itself, which is explained by a motivation deeper than affective elements.

'Prayer' by Carol Ann Duffy (1992) Some days, although we cannot pray, a prayer utters itself.

The prayer lends itself to both interpretations, and further questions are posed by the existence of different translations and the problems inherent in the process of translation.

In the medieval period, much attention was given to the production of piyyuṭim, liturgical poetry with which to embellish the siddur (prayer book), itself a collection containing much imaginative as well as pedestrian writing.

The prayer hall itself, about 4,500 square feet, can hold up to 500 worshipers, but has a movable wall to divide the area to allow for other uses like interfaith events, he said.

The prayer hall itself, about 4,500 square feet, can hold up to 500 people, but has a movable wall to divide the area to allow for other uses, like interfaith events with churches, synagogues and other religious groups.