1.   Father Pat Day helped us to prepare through meditation, talking about the sacrament, and a service of Reconciliation.

2.   Toward that end, Tallas prepares through practice, working in particular on coping with three-on-two breaks.

3.   Working out on the sidelines is not the same as preparing yourself through practices, though.

4.   As the race approached, he tried to prepare himself through meditation.

5.   Religious Jews approach the Yom Kippur holiday with trepidation each year, preparing through prayer and reflection to stand before God in judgment.