I fasted for a day and a half and asked God to help me.

我禁食了一天半，请求上帝帮助我。

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I asked God for the strength to love my wife.

我向上帝请求力量来爱我的妻子。

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I asked God, Dottie and my sons to forgive me.

我请求上帝、多蒂和我的儿子原谅我。

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More than once, I went down on my knees and asked God to help me decide.

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He replied, "Jacob." Said he, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and men, and have prevailed." Jacob asked, "Pray tell me your name." But he said, "You must not ask my name!"

答，“我名叫雅各，“那人说，“你的名不要再叫雅各,要叫以色列，因为你与神与人较力都得了胜，“雅各问,“请将你的名告诉我，“那人却说，“何必问我的名，“

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But one morning he come in, and Smiley asked him how was his wife, and he said she was better,thank God.

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Just before the march set off, the marchers were led in prayer by their chaplain, who asked God to intervene on their side and restore what he called their civil liberties.

BBC: Drumcree's hill of 'uneasy calm'

"In recent months, I felt that my strength had decreased, and I asked God earnestly in prayer to enlighten me with his light to make me take the right decision not for my sake, but for the good of the Church, " he said.

CNN: Big crowds gather for Benedict's final papal audience

The resulting piece is a musical representation of the biblical story of Genesis 22, which tells of Abraham being given a last-minute reprieve after being asked by God to sacrifice his only son.

CNN: A message from the composer