Answer:

prayed

Answer	Crossword Clue
PRAYED	Faced Mecca
PRAYED	Hoped
PRAYED	Hoped for the best

PRAYED	Talked up?
PRAYED	Asked God for guidance
PRAYED	Beseeched
PRAYED	Hoped (for)
PRAYED	Begged.
PRAYED	Made supplication.
PRAYED	Implored
PRAYED	Used a rosary

PRAYED	Entreated
PRAYED	Petitioned
PRAYED	Told one's beads
PRAYED	Said a rosary
PRAYED	Hoped beyond hope
PRAYED	Said grace, e.g.
PRAYED	Appealed to God
PRAYED	Made a fervent request

PRAYED	Offered a devout petition
PRAYED	Spoke up?
PRAYED	Appealed to a higher authority?