Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor and whereas both houses of Congress have by their joint committee requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."

VOA: special.2009.11.23

This temporary alienation from God is ultimately repaired through Moses' intense prayer and intercession.

暂时对上帝的疏远最终被修复,通过摩西不断的祈祷和求情。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

How do I teach? With a smile. And a prayer.

我是怎么教的？面带微笑。像个祈祷者。

在公园相遇的老师 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

In the eighteen hours until his rescue,he says, he kept his mind on prayer and playing music in his head.

VOA: special.2010.02.01

So, she would refuse to take part in it; it doesn't sound right to her-- I'll trust in prayer and other things.

所以她可能就不会买保险,这对她来说是不道德的,她宁愿相信祈祷之类的事情

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

The band and other family members say a group prayer of thanks before each Jonas Brothers performance.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

And there is a unique prayer that offered during the month of Ramadan at night , so we'll be offering those here at campus as well.

在赖买丹月的晚上，我们还会提供,特别的祷告仪式，我们会在校园内提供这些。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Farmers working in the fields saw the train and dropped to their knees in prayer.

VOA: special.2010.01.07

Dudley offered a prayer, he told the boy his time had come, and he killed him with a pen knife, stabbing him in the jugular vein.

达德利为派克做了祷告，并告诉派克他的时辰到了，然后就用小刀割破他的颈静脉杀死了他。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

These include the funerals of three American presidents and national prayer services.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

I actually think those are relatively pragmatic answer to this which is religious communities should be allowed to worship and to carry out their prayer lives, their worship lives the way they see fit.

事实上，我认为,那些是对这一问题较为实际的回答,应该允许宗教团体按自己认为合适的方式,做礼拜，祈祷，安排他们的信仰生活。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

"Everyone had their prayer mats and they laid them out in the desert and prayed.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

They took prayer out of the schools and replaced it with drugs. We didn't stand up and we got legalized abortion and they are killing babies.

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

At the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference, Mr.Obama said the millions of people who are in the U.S.illegally should have the chance to become citizens.

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

Jews who are descendants of the priestly caste of Aaron, the first High Priest in the Bible, covered their heads with prayer shawls and raised their hands to bless the congregation.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

"It's a place full of prayer, you are in nature, and you can let yourself go, forget all the traffic,pollution,honking, people in bad moods, so you come here just for .ZEN."

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

"The bus went into the middle of the desert and at a certain moment the call to prayer came just lilting through the desert - first time I've ever heard it - and then the bus stopped and all of those colorful people got off the bus."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21