President Obama has kept up with the tradition of hosting a National Prayer Breakfast by inviting guests from 130 nations and a collection of Congressmen and Senators. One of the most distinctive guests was not in politics at all, however, as professional surfer Bethany Hamilton addressed the crowd at the Washington Hilton Thursday morning. The 23-year-old, who survived a shark attack in 2003 where she lost her left arm, read two passages from the New Testament and talked about the inspiration she received to thrive in spite of her injury. In prayer: Michelle and Barack Obama attended the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning in Washington
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Thursday morning's breakfast was the 62nd annual such event
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One of the guest speakers was surfer Bethany Hamilton, 23, who survived a shark attack a decade ago
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Organized by Democratic Congresswoman Jessica Hahn and Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert
Gohmert is one of the President's toughest critics, but @placeholder was the one to make light of that fact at the beginning of the event while thanking the co-chairs.