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Obama Attends Prayer Service

Christianity Today January 21, 2009

I just got to a computer long after the prayer service President Obama attended this morning at the National Cathedral.

I plan to update the blog more tonight with more details and interviews while I miss the premiere of LOST. Please note my devotion.

To hold you over until then, Time magazine has a transcript of Sharon Watkins’ address. And Ted Olsen provides a roundup of inaugural reactions here.

Below are the tweets I texted from my phone to Twitter during the service:

waiting for President Obama at the National Cathedral.

President Obama has arrived and the mood is very sober at the National Cathedral.

President Obama and all just sang “he’s got the whole world in his hands”

just sang great is thy faithfulness and listening to Sharon Watkins

Watkins tells Obama “tag. you’re it.”

Watkins preaches about loving your neighbor. wintley phipps is singing amazing grace.

Jim Wallis prays for congress…to care for our natural resources. other religious leaders pray as well.

praying the Lord’s prayer

the congregation at the national cathedral is singing “For the healing of the nations.” Obamas and Bidens just left the service.

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