Obama Calls Americans 'People of Faith' at National Prayer Breakfast
President Barack Obama delivered a strong Christian message to the nation during the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, held at the Hilton Washington International Ballroom in Washington, D.C, stressing that leaders need to continue praying even after such events are over.
"We are united in the knowledge of a redeeming savior whose grace is sufficient," Obama said in his speech. One of the worries he shared, however, is that even though America's leaders come together in prayer over national policy and the right direction to lead the country in, such talk is often forgotten after the event.
"I'd go back to the Oval Office and turn on the cable news networks – and it's like we didn't pray!" the president said....