Perhaps the most profound thing about prayer and the thing that accounts for its mournful quality is that it anticipates and even exults in its own futility.
Whether it was a Near Death Experience from an accident, illness, a relative who has died who mysteriously visits them, a very lucid dream, profound meditation or prayer, while others want to be convinced these experiences are real, the people who have had the experience need no convincing.
The Archdiocese of New York quickly condemned Groeschel's statements, acknowledging the harm that such comments cause victims of sexual abuse and offering "profound sympathy" and prayers to those hurt by Groeschel's words.
My heart wasn't filled with thoughts of apologies or recriminations from this side or that, but rather with a prayer of profound gratitude to God for allowing our two nations to move beyond all of that to a profound and lasting friendship that has stood the test of time.
Madonna has had more profound moments — "Like a Prayer," "Ray of Light" — but not every pop star is cut out for full-time profundity.
With only an ill-tuned, damaged piano to practice with, those prisoners found in Verdi's profound music not just a prayer for deliverance, but an act of defiance.
In this call for a measured escalation of pressure on the settlement policies of the Israeli government, we affirm our profound love, concern, and continued prayer for all the people of the Holy Land, both Israelis and Palestinians.
Even with profound faith group nurture and prayer, the support of a wise and seasoned team, part of our humanity is the realization that no one is immune to horrors and complexities of death.
In a condolence message, Hasina offered prayers and "conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved families", the agency said.
In Fargo, Carrie Johnson, a spokeswoman for MeritCare, said the first victim arrived by helicopter at 5 55 p.m. Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota issued a statement Monday evening expressing "profound sorrow" and extending "heartfelt prayers and condolences to the families who lost loved ones in this senseless tragedy".
