President Obama called for civility in the public square and said prayer can help people become more humble, during his address at the National Prayer Breakfast.
For while prayer can buck us up when we are down, keep us calm in a storm; while prayer can stiffen our spines to surmount an obstacle – and I assure you I’m praying a lot these days – prayer can also do something else,” Obama said Thursday morning. “It can touch our hearts with humility. It can fill us with a spirit of brotherhood. It can remind us that each of us are children of a awesome and loving God.”
Obama’s remarks about the power of prayer came after he called on Washington lawmakers in his speech to overcome division and learn how to “disagree without being disagreeable.” He said no political party has a “monopoly on truth” and that lawmakers need to leave their comfort zones to bridge divisions.
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