Sentence examples for rather, pray from inspiring English sources

He was convinced that the Reformation was a good thing and yet regarded papists as fellow Christians caught up in error rather than as enemies – he would rather pray with them when abroad than neglect prayer or Christian charity altogether: "We have reformed from them, not against them".

"People are free to speculate and people are free to make their own judgements, and I suppose if it comes to looking for leadership then I think the thing we should be doing is rather pray to God, the leader and owner of this Church, to give a leader who is fit to lead this group at this point in time and in history.

In response to my article, some readers argued that "we should not judge" Gafni but rather pray for and support him instead of attacking him.

Without syncretism or relativism, we have rather prayed side by side and for each other".

Today, fans post vile or spurious Twitter comments rather than pray.

Most take it in turns to use the room, rather than pray together.

What Mexico, in common with other developing countries, must do, rather than pray for foreign investment, is to foster a climate that is conducive to capital retention.

Once we need to rely on the algorithms, we should thus turn to the few robust algorithms rather than pray for stability in the mean-square sense.

It's the Rosa Parks version of prayer and I rather not pray at all.

Amidst burned buses, tear gas and barricades, however, there is another sight that stands out on the frontline: The strong numbers of Orthodox priests who have turned out, not to protest, but rather to pray.

I would rather go out on the streets and scream something to make people listen, rather than praying for people to listen.