tell me how to take this new order of things
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Glasguensis
Signal Modulation
English - Scotland
Please explain the context and what you want your sentence to mean
gil6er7
New Member
Armenian, Russian
Hello. It's like an appeal to God. This is the context.
I keep praying, 'My Lord, My Lord, please help me get Your great capacity for love. Tell me how to take this new order of things. Teach me resignation in trials I meet.'
Thank you
Glasguensis
Signal Modulation
English - Scotland
I think I might use “deal with” rather than “take”, but your sentence is possible.
The meaning of "take" is not clear in this sentence. It would be better to use some other word. What do you want to do with "this new order of things"?
take - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
The word "take" has many meanings, so English speakers depend on context to know what it means.
This context does not imply (to me) a specific meaning of "take".
gil6er7
New Member
Armenian, Russian
Hello! In this context I mean "accept " when I use "take". This is the full text:
They burn and destroy the world they were given.
They can't satisfy their greed for money that you hate.
But your patience is great.
They come up with ways to excuse vicious deeds.
They really think they can buy your forgiveness.
No, I'm not a judge. Just here in the church I keep praying, 'My Lord, My Lord, please help me get Your great capacity for love. Tell me how to take this new order of things. Teach me resignation in trials I meet.'
Is it logical to change "take this new order of things " to "deal with this order of things" like Glasguensis offered. I liked it.
Thank you very much
Yes. I think the phrase from @Glasguensis is better. I understand the meaning better.