Sentence examples for prominent prayer from inspiring English sources
Here in Damascus, where the Syrian government has been trying to keep a low profile as the fighting in Lebanon surges, prominent prayer leaders focused on the need to donate generously to help tens of thousands of Lebanese refugees pouring over the border.
A line in a prominent prayer recited on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur addresses this portion of the elderly population: "(God), do not cast us out when we are old, do not abandon us when our strength fails".
The rally was ostensibly staged as a farewell for a prominent Patriot Prayer member, Tusitala "Tiny" Toese, who says he is returning to his native Samoa.
It is believed to be the first time a woman, and a layperson rather than a clergy member, has been chosen to deliver what may be America's most prominent public prayer.
He wears dark suits and natty ties, like a flashy Cairene lawyer, but he also has a prominent zabiba, or prayer callous, in the middle of his forehead, the ritual badge of piety in Egypt.
A number of leaders of this movement were given prominent roles in the prayer event called the Response.
But he has also chosen to advertise his views with stump speeches and legal briefs, making school prayer as prominent a feature of his re-election strategy as are his pledges to improve schools and hold down taxes.
Pakistan army chief Raheel Sharif and prominent politicians attended final prayers at the stadium in the first state funeral since the death of military dictator General Zia ul-Haq in 1988.
Thomas Baker sang tenor solos (prominent in the Lord's Prayer) with lovely lyric tone and simple expressiveness.
There is also a wider plan, in collaboration with the Friends of Little Gidding, to establish the church as a more prominent place for contemplation and prayer.
The police, who acted with the help of information from foreign intelligence agencies, raided several apartments, a prominent mosque and a small prayer hall, Mr. Rubalcaba and local Muslim representatives said.
