Obama’s first full day in office begins with prayer

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President Obama attended a prayer service for the nation at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. this morning. (Click HERE to watch the service LIVE)

Among those participating in the sevice were:

The Very Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd III
Dean of Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC

The Rt. Rev. John Bryson Chane
Episcopal Bishop of Washington, DC

The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr.
Pastor Emeritus, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio

The Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale
Senior Pastor, Ray of Hope Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Decatur, Georgia

The Rev. Andy Stanley
Founding Pastor, North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, Georgia

Rabbi David N. Saperstein
Director and Counsel, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, Washington, DC

The Most Rev. Francisco González
Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, DC

Archbishop Demetrios of America
Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America and Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate

The Rev. Dr. Sharon E. Watkins
General Minister and President, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada

Dr. Ingrid Mattson
President, Islamic Society of North America and Director of Center for Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, Hartford Seminary

Rabbi Haskel Lookstein
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, New York City

The Rev. Jim Wallis
President and Chief Executive Officer, Sojourners, Washington, DC

Dr. Uma Mysorekar
Hindu Temple Society of North America, Queens, New York

The Rev. Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook
Senior Pastor, Believers Christian Fellowship Church, New York City

Rabbi Jerome M. Epstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, New York City

The Rev. Canon Carol L. Wade
Precentor, Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC

The Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell
Senior Pastor, Windsor Village United Methodist Church, Houston, Texas

Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl
Roman Catholic Archibishop of Washington, DC

Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church USA

The Rev. Wesley Granberg-Michaelson
General Secretary, Reformed Church in America


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