as in pleading
asking humbly
impressed by such prayerful petitioners, the governor promised that he'd see what he could do
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In Phoenix, organizers from the Poor People's Campaign, which has long supported Apache Stronghold's efforts, joined Brophy College Preparatory students, veterans and social justice activists at Steele Indian School Park just after sunrise Thursday for a prayerful sendoff.
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2022
Is the industry’s large-scale move over the last two decades toward Hillsong-style worship music — i.e., prayerful songs directed at God, not conversational music from human to human — a confirmation that Christian musicians had finally refound their footing after chasing pop trends for too long?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2021
The decision to explore a potential sale of artwork was made after extensive and prayerful consideration, with the goal to have access to the proceeds quickly, to meet an urgent need.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023
And gay men and women within the church and without it are caught in the vortex, tortured by it, prayerful sons and daughters and moms and dads and brothers and sisters, who are burdened believers, some of whom cannot carry the load.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Aug. 2021
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2022
Is the industry’s large-scale move over the last two decades toward Hillsong-style worship music — i.e., prayerful songs directed at God, not conversational music from human to human — a confirmation that Christian musicians had finally refound their footing after chasing pop trends for too long?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2021
The decision to explore a potential sale of artwork was made after extensive and prayerful consideration, with the goal to have access to the proceeds quickly, to meet an urgent need.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023
And gay men and women within the church and without it are caught in the vortex, tortured by it, prayerful sons and daughters and moms and dads and brothers and sisters, who are burdened believers, some of whom cannot carry the load.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Aug. 2021
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