Originally Posted by
dodo
May be he was praying for a safe travel or flight. Some people ( no matter which religion they follow) will pray before they do something. He wanted to be discreet thus praying at the back instead of doing it whilst sitting - so that his seat mates won't be alarmed (or paranoid like the mishap in YUL awhile ago)
a valid comment and fwiw, i have traveled with the following prayer** in both english and hebrew in my briefcase for almost 10 years (and it was quite the trip when i ssss'd and they opened my brieface and found it*)
may it be your will, o lord our god and god of our ancestors that you guide our footsteps toward peace and allow us to reach our desired destination for life, gladness and peace. may you rescue us from the hand of every foe and from all manner of troubles that occur in the world. bless the work of our hands and grant us grace, kindness and mercy in your eyes and in the eyes of all who encounter us. hear our applications for you are a god who hears prayer and supplication. praised are you, o lord, the one who hears prayer.
*what happened when the screener looked at the prayer
tsa: (in a very
firm 
voice) "ok, what language is that?"
me: (being a pita on purpose) don't you know?
tsa: "what language is that?"
me: if you don't know, then maybe you should do some research as it's the same that's on the medallion around my neck that you just looked at when it alarmed your hand wand
tsa: d-y-w-t-f-t?
me: yes and i
am going to fly today. if you can't tell that hebrew and arabic are different languages, please get your supervisor.
**who says goalies aren't superstitious?