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Misfortune teaches us to pray.

Who is forced to go to church will not pray.

Shoemakers go to mass and pray that sheep may die.

Nothing is lost on a journey by stopping to pray or to feed your horse.

Who cannot pray to God, let him go to sea.

Kiss any arm you cannot break, a and pray to God to break it.

No one can pray well, but those who live well.

Who has no intention to pray has no ears for the call to prayer.

He that cannot pay, let him pray.

If you pray for another, you will be helped yourself.

I saw three ship

I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas day, on Christmas day.
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas day in the morning.

And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day?...

Rune before prayer

I am bending my knee
In the eye of the Father who created me,
In the eye of the Son who purchased me,
In the eye of the Spirit who cleansed me,
In friendship and affection.
Through Thine own Anointed One, O God,...

Sleeping prayer

I am placing my soul and my body
On Thy sanctuary this night, O God,
On Thy sanctuary, O Jesus Christ,
On Thy sanctuary, O Spirit of perfect truth,
The Three who would defend my cause,
Nor turn Their backs upon me....

God isn't in need of our prayers.

A bird that prays for rain will find its self soaked.

Charity is a silent prayer.

The prayer of the innocent has no wings.

Cards are the devil's prayer-book.

Man fools himself. He prays for a long life and he fears old age.

Weaving a net is better than praying for fish at the edge of the water.