Speaking after her consecration, the bishop said: "Archbishop Sentamu has observed, 'the way that we show our faith and our love for one another is with two simple things, prayer and parties'.
But when she said that "one of the things prayer will do is show you yourself", and that "that's something most of us will go to a lot of trouble to avoid", even those of us who don't believe in a God couldn't help wondering if she was right.
Meanwhile, in the memento shops in Istanbul, you can buy a 3-D portrait of Kemal Ataturk, Turkey's founding father, in a dapper Western suit and fingering, of all things, prayer beads.
But you know, the thing with prayers is that it can be extremely personal and some people may object to certain things said or how it is said – but that's life, isn't it?
The lyrics to the song, which go by in a reverbed rush, are printed on the gatefold; they include the phrases "we are undeniably one thing;" "A prayer to you by way of us all/A prayer to us by way of y'all"; "all macrocosms are microcosms"; and "pass the God damn Buddha".
And, even then, we already know one thing about prayer in competitive sport.
"The No. 1 thing is prayer," she said, "and a passion for protecting the sanctity of marriage".
In cases before the Court, he has rarely seen a problem with things like prayers said at high-school graduations, government moneys going to support new computers at religious schools, and the like.
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.
For one thing, the prayer has helped me to trust in God's unfailing presence, and that same trust has freed me, quietly but inexorably, from my need to let my offender know of his offense.
