Musicals do this so well! Probably because once people are singing, the situation is heightened and anything goes—plus the orchestrations can either pray *with* the singer or be an answer to prayer.
But consider also the entire show of Violet (a woman seeks faith healing for her disfiguring scar). Um, turns out if I'm looking for performance vids of her finally meeting the faith healer, I've only got these literal children doing it at French Woods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyN9viLZufk
Terrence Malicks film “To the Wonder” has a cool scene of a priest praying parts of the Breastplate of St. Patrick then improvising.
https://youtu.be/Vqc20CO4zqs
The final scene in Black Robe depicts very simple but moving prayer and prayerful reflection.
https://youtu.be/PbIJwgFxPCg
Musicals do this so well! Probably because once people are singing, the situation is heightened and anything goes—plus the orchestrations can either pray *with* the singer or be an answer to prayer.
"Bring Him Home" is my go-to example here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsYnhVITf9E
But consider also the entire show of Violet (a woman seeks faith healing for her disfiguring scar). Um, turns out if I'm looking for performance vids of her finally meeting the faith healer, I've only got these literal children doing it at French Woods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyN9viLZufk
Finally, there's the eleven o'clock number from Caroline of Change, "Lot's Wife" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyN9viLZufk