Previous national prayer services have featured Muslims and Jews, but the inclusion of a Hindu and a strong representation of women and African-Americans underscored the emphasis on diversity.
But in this picture, I saw elements of all my previous mosque pictures and prayer pictures.
It has even beaten out the previous pulpit/retreat favourite, "The Prayer of Jabez", which sold a mere 9m copies.
Previous studies show that prayer (i.e., meditation) has been used as a self-enhancing intervention for centuries and is inherently a religious activity (see Joshi et al. 2008).
I'm Breathless, alongside Madonna's previous album, Like a Prayer, was promoted in Madonna's third concert tour, the Blond Ambition World Tour, which visited Asia, North America and Europe.
The setlist included "American Life", "Hollywood", "Nothing Fails", "X-Static Process" and "Mother and Father" before performing her previous singles "Like a Prayer" and "Don't Tell Me".
In support of both I'm Breathless and her previous album, Like a Prayer, Madonna embarked on the Blond Ambition World Tour where a section was dedicated to the songs from the album.
O'Brien said that the songs on I'm Breathless had a "coquettish" and "pandering nature", and was the polar opposite to Madonna's previous release, Like a Prayer, which had an introspective composition.
The song received generally positive reviews, with music critics praising it as one of the best tracks from American Life while others compared it with Madonna's previous single "Like a Prayer" (1989), as both songs include a gospel choir.
On Sunday he returned, Mr. Sabah said, because he was unable to finish his prayers the previous week.
