Sentence examples for prayer like from inspiring English sources

"There is a prayer like that," he replied.

Nevertheless, I do think that prayer, like many rituals, is something that the religious get some real benefits from that are just lost to us heathens.

He was sustained by the support of his family and by regular prayer; like most Libyans of his generation he is a devout Muslim.

Over the years, contemplative life wears away at the words of formal prayer like water smoothing stones, and adoring the Blessed Sacrament provides ample time for contemplation.

Mr. Aidonidis, born in 1928, has a sweet tenor with plaintively weathered edges; he sang an unaccompanied sailors' prayer like a folksier version of a chanting monk.

At 3 a.m., the three paid their bill and headed to a takeout restaurant for something heavy to eat before the dawn prayer, "like rice with chicken or lamb," Mr. Alkhras said.

I had almost forgotten – until I heard the whispered, prayer-like Pennylands – the thrill of arriving.

Their hypnotic, prayer-like songs were perfect in this mystical setting.

In Hei mihi, Domine (Woe is me, O Lord), cries of remorse, sighs and chromaticisms alternate with prayer-like chordal writing.

The second movement was a complete contrast: Fischer conjured the faintest veil of sound from the string section, accompanying Hough's meditative, prayer-like melody.

There is a theatrical aspect to Inori, too, with two mime artists (Alain Louafi and Kathinka Pasveer) following a precisely proscribed scheme of prayer-like poses that map out the music's progress.