Sentence examples for style of prayer from inspiring English sources
The Vineyard showcases, in amplified form, a style of prayer that has become widespread over the past four decades.
Speaking Monday, Mr. Wright said that political opponents of Senator Obama were exploiting the fact that the style of prayer and preaching in black churches was different from European church traditions — "Different, but not deficient," he said.
The Anglican communion began as the spiritual arm of British colonialism, with public-school soldiers exporting their style of prayer and hat-wearing, hymn-singing church throughout the empire.
Since Rabbi Intrator, 45, could recreate the intense energy of Rabbi Carlebach at services, many thought of him as the heir to the Carlebach legacy, whose focus, now known all over the world, was to use a celebratory style of prayer to teach the lessons of Orthodox Judaism.
This style of prayer was at first opposed as heretical by Barlam in Calabria, but was defended by Saint Gregory Palamas.
This contrasts with the formal style of "Prayers", which is the first item of business in meetings of the House of Commons.
People of Praise appeared after the Second Vatican Council, when in an effort to accommodate diversity and globalization, the church for the first time encouraged lay-led groups that had different styles of prayer.
Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Oleta Adams, Nancy Wilson and countless others have discovered their own personal styles, becoming vessels of prayer as the song flows through, teaching us with their passion and, if nothing else, holding a candle up to their own pain.
Rabbi Intrator, known to shul members simply as Sammy, used his mentor's style of teaching and prayer, most notably the enthusiastic singing and Hasidic-style dancing.
Among those whom the latter asks the Lord to look severely on is Gavin Hamilton, Burns's friend and the dedicatee of the Kilmarnock edition of the poems, who "drinks, an' swears, an' plays at carts" - more the style of Burns himself than vengeful prayer.
Swift patterned his sermons on the plain style of the Book of Common Prayer and the Church of Ireland Authorized Version of the Bible.
