A greater purpose prevailed.
In a much smaller area of global grasslands, conservation purposes prevail.
Unfortunately, I didn't see the tees for sale in the merch booths at Staples, though there was one emblazoned with a bit of biblical knowledge: "Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is God's purpose that prevails".
That's not politics, where common vision and common purpose should prevail, albeit with opposing views on the best way to achieve that vision and purpose.
Some Libyans, though, have pointed out that conditions that seem to have bred terrorism elsewhere — prosperity without employment and a large population of young people with no sense of purpose — currently prevail in the country.
Here he urges that however conservative the electorate may seem to have become in recent decades, a similar spirit of shared purpose can prevail against the very different perils we face today.
Since the play itself is muddled, it's not surprising this production is as well, with director Daniel Aukin sometimes allowing a broad comic tone and other times a seriousness of purpose to prevail.
But, should anything go wrong, I want to keep remembering that God is in control anyway, and that ultimately His purposes will prevail.
Fortunately, I've now discovered that all of these 'what ifs' can easily be answered just by looking in the direction of my grown son, where honesty, purpose and pride prevail.
As Bible-believing Christians continue to practice their foundational beliefs and to declare their decision to forgive in the midst of painful and bewildering situations, a greater purpose will indeed prevail.
