History Main / SayYourPrayers

* In PLAGUE, the 4th GONE book, Hunter sings "As I lay me down to sleep", before being charred to death. Dekka Talent helps him sing it.

* The FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'' can be defeated only when Paula prays for spiritual support from all the people you've met in the game. [[spoiler:Including you.]]

-->'''Farnsworth:''' {{God}}! Buddha! [[TakeAThirdOption Zeus!]] [[TheGodsMustBeLazy One of you guys do something!]] Help! {{Satan}}, YouOweMe!

* In ''Theatre/{{Parade}}'' when Leo Frank [[spoiler: is just about to be lynched for supposedly murdering Mary Phagan]], his last act is to [[TearJerker recite the Sh'ma]].

* The FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' can be defeated only when Paula prays for spiritual support from all the people you've met in the game. [[spoiler:Including you.]]

'''This is a death trope, so be prepared for unmarked spoilers.'''

-->-- ''ComicBook/TheSandman''

* In ''Comicbook/TheSandman'', the first time [[DontFearTheReaper Death]] appears in the comic, Dream winds up tagging along with her as she goes about her day. When she arrives for an old Jewish man, Harry, they have a friendly talk until he realizes who she is and that she's come for him. He recites the Shema Yisrael, a prayer that Jews are traditionally supposed to say as their last words before dying.

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* Humorous subversion in ''Film/{{The Mummy|1999}}''. When encountering the eponymous Mummy for the first time, DirtyCoward Beni pulls out a cross and begins praying for help quietly. Then when that doesn't do anything he begins pulling out a series of religious symbols and doing the same thing in various languages. This continues until he pulls out a Star of David and begins praying in Hebrew, which brings the Mummy up short because, as an Ancient Egyptian priest, he recognizes it as "The language of the slaves" and decides to make Beni into [[SycophanticServant a servant]] rather than a victim.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "The Farnsworth Parabox", Prof. Farnsworth is heard pleading to whatever deity will have him as something in his lab is wreaking havoc.
-->'''Farnsworth:''' ''{{God}}! Buddha! [[TakeAThirdOption Zeus!]] [[TheGodsMustBeLazy One of you guys do something!]] Help! {{Satan}}, YouOweMe!''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "Mr. Plow", Bart's classmates prepare to pelt him with snowballs when Homer's new snowplow business keeps school open on a snow day, and Nelson says "Say your prayers, plow boy!"
* This happens at the end of ''WesternAnimation/WhenTheWindBlows'', with Jim and Hilda, after the [[spoiler: latter's hair starts falling out, at which point, she suggests they get into the bags and pray]]. It's also not PlayedForLaughs either.

Some say "OhCrap." Some [[DyingCurse put a curse on their killers]]. Some [[FacingTheBulletsOneLiner have a last bit of bravado or badassery]]. And some just quietly begin praying (either to a specific deity or [[EmergencyMultiFaithPrayer any god they can think off]]), knowing they are far too screwed for anything else to do any possible good.

*** In ''My Favorite Duck'' Daffy has been yanking Porky's chain all through the picture because duck season is closed. When it actually opens, Porky closes in with a rifle and blasts the words "Say Your Prayers, Duck" in Daffy's white flag.

* ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}'': A man is heard praying as he scrambles towards the lifeboats. Later, an emergency Mass is given by a priest as the ship starts tilting.

* The puzzles of ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'' are all based around physics-based puzzle solving. The artificial Announcer cheerfully tells you that "If the laws of physics no longer apply in the future, God help you."

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This trope, astonishingly enough, is ''not'' about ''telling'' someone to say their prayers. That one would be a form of PrepareToDie. Compare PrayerIsALastResort and EmergencyMultifaithPrayer.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', as the army men report on Andy's birthday presents (and potential replacement toys), Mr. Potato Head crosses himself.

* Film/{{Titanic 1997}}: A man is heard praying as he scrambles towards the lifeboats. Later, an emergency Mass is given by a priest as the ship starts tilting.

-->--''ComicBook/TheSandman''

* A variant: There was an episode of ''Series/{{ER}}'' where Kovacs was in the middle of a war zone in the [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny Democratic Republic of Congo]], and was just about to be shot by a death squad. He got to his knees and started to pray, and that combined with the cross he was wearing and the testimony of a local woman convinced the shooters that he was a priest and it would be bad luck to kill him.

This trope, astonishingly enough, is ''not'' about ''telling'' someone to say their prayers. That one would be a form of PrepareToDie. Compare PrayerIsALastResort.

* In ''Series/{{Vikings}}'', the war band led by Ragnar attacks a Saxon army during the night, and begin massacring the camp, quickly dispatching the few soldiers who are awake. When the army commander finally wakes up and realizes what is happening, rather than attempting to rally his men he begins praying. Once he ''finally'' finishes the prayer it does look like he's going to try die fighting, but he's promptly incapacitated before he gets the chance.

->'''Harry:''' ''[After realizing he's been talking to Death herself]'' 'Scuse me, something I got to say. Always used to wonder if I would, but, y'know, what th' hey... ''Sh'ma Yisroel. Adonai elohaynu. Adonai e'hod.'' Hear me, o Israel. The Lord our God. The Lord is One. ''[dies]''\\

-->''Prof. Farnsworth:'' ''{{God}}! Buddha! [[TakeAThirdOption Zeus!]] [[TheGodsMustBeLazy One of you guys do something!]] Help! {{Satan}}, YouOweMe!''

--> '''Cedric:''' Time to start saying your prayers!
--> '''Paw:''' [=NowasIlaymedowntosleepIpraytheLor=]-
--> '''Cedric:''' Stop saying your prayers!

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "The Farnsworth Parabox", Prof. Farnsworth is heard pleading to whatever deity will have him as something in his lab is wreaking havoc. Additionally serves as the Trope Page quote.
-->God! Buddha! Zeus! One of you guys do something! Help! Satan, you owe me!

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->''"{{God}}! [[ObviousSecondChoice Buddha!]] [[TakeAThirdOption Zeus!]] [[TheGodsMustBeLazy One of you guys do something!]] [[GodHelpUsAll Help!]] {{Satan}}, [[YouOweMe you owe me!]]"''
-->-- '''Prof. Farnsworth''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''

* In ''Comicbook/TheSandman'', the first time [[DontFearTheReaper Death]] appears in the comic, Dream winds up tagging along with her as she goes about her day. When she arrives for an old Jewish man, Harry, he recites the Shema Yisrael, a prayer that Jews are traditionally supposed to say as their last words.
-->'''Harry:''' It's good that I said the ''sh'ma''. My old man always said it guaranteed a place in Heaven. If you believe in Heaven...