President Obama is a member of the "faith community"
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Date: March 30, 2011 12:21PM
From ABC News:
President [Barack Hussein] Obama says he's been doing "a lot of
praying" in recent weeks while faced with tough
choices on Libya and other crises at home and
abroad.
"I am praying that I'm making the best possible
decisions, and that I've got the strength to serve the
American people well," he said in an interview
Tuesday with ABC News' Diane Sawyer.
While the president has not shied away from openly
discussing his prayer life, Obama's comments are the
latest reminder that he believes faith in God has
helped him navigate the presidency's difficult
moments.
At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington last
month, Obama described how the shooting tragedy in
Tucson, Ariz., had deepened his faith and how
watching his daughters grow up makes him lean on
God a little bit more.
"My prayers sometimes are general: Lord, give me the
strength to meet the challenges of my office," he said.
"Sometimes they're specific: Lord, give me patience as
I watch Malia go to her first dance. Where there will
be boys, Lord, have that skirt get longer as she
travels to that dance."