Word: prays
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...light-hearted of them seem to carry a heavy secret. Whether involved in a child's game or in an ancient tragedy, the chunky figures appear lost in some timeless trance: no matter how much a part of a group they are, they are always solitary. The figures pray or weep, bend in joy or agony, play out roles in a cobbler's shop, or at the foot of the Cross. They all bear the same basic message: all men live out their lives alone...
...Appeared with Evangelist Billy Graham, Vice President Johnson, and House Speaker John McCormack before more than 1,000 persons at the annual presidential prayer breakfast. The President recalled some Episcopal eloquence by "my fellow Bostonian," the Rev. Phillips Brooks (1835-93): "Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks...
...hearts of Catholics, Protestants and non-Christians alike. "The Protestant Christians think that they now have the best Pope they have had in centuries," comments German Catholic Theologian Herbert Vorgrimler. The Pope's recent illness raised a tide of concern around the world. "If we should pray for anyone in the world today,'' says Protestant Theologian Paul Tillich, "we should pray for Pope John. He is a good...
...Peace! Peace!'" Even Nikita Khrushchev was moved. He praised the Pope's pleas for peace, sent him a greeting on his 80th birthday. Many in the Vatican thought the Pope should ignore it, but John sat down and wrote a reply: "Thank you for the thought. And I will pray for the people of Russia...
...keep the distinctions clear, Gentlemen and Players invariably used separate dressing rooms, often came onto the field through separate entrances. The Gentleman was Mr. Smith; the Player, just plain Smith. The 19th century cricketer, Lord Hawke, plaintively declared: "Pray God no professional shall ever captain England...