A British bishop¹ has penned a special prayer in the hope that divine intervention² can help England rediscover their World Cup form.

英国一名主教近日专门为征战南非世界杯的英格兰队撰写了一段特殊的祈祷文，希望上帝能保佑他们找回状态。

Nick Baines, Anglican（英国国教的） Bishop of Croydon in south London, said while it might take "too much of a miracle" for his side to win the World Cup after lacklustre（无光泽的，无生气的） draws with the United States and Algeria, he wanted to try and help the side.

Writing on his blog, he joked that he had written a first prayer which consisted of just two words: "Oh God".

His second prayer is slightly longer and reads: "God, who played the cosmos³（宇宙，和谐） into being, please help England rediscover their legs, their eyes and their hunger: that they might run more clearly, pass more nearly and enjoy the game more dearly. Amen."

England need to beat Slovenia on Wednesday to be sure of progressing to the last 16.