{"id":9231,"date":"2024-02-02T16:43:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T21:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=9231"},"modified":"2024-02-02T16:43:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T21:43:41","slug":"andrea-bocelli-performs-amazing-grace-at-national-prayer-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2024\/02\/andrea-bocelli-performs-amazing-grace-at-national-prayer-breakfast.html","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Bocelli Performs &#8216;Amazing Grace&#8217; at National Prayer Breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9237\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9237\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/409\/2024\/02\/Andrea-Bocelli_credit-YouTube.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Italian singer Andrea Bocelli performed a beautiful rendition of &#8220;Amazing Grace&#8221; at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. The event hosted several attendees such as President Joe Biden and several dozen members of Congress. \u201cThe ceremony featured numerous prayers, including one that Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn and New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand delivered specifically for President Joe Biden,\u201d the Louisiana Illuminator reported. Bocelli&#8217;s rendition of &#8220;Amazing Grace&#8221; was so touching that is brought President Biden and U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to tears. Johnson shared a scripture from Psalm 37. \u201cDo not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong, for like the grass, they will soon wither, like green plants, they will soon die away,\u201d Johnson\u00a0said. \u201cTrust in the Lord and do good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J4eVRFnagsA?si=8UnJCBeHgggOryZp\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian singer Andrea Bocelli performed a beautiful rendition of &#8220;Amazing Grace&#8221; at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. The event hosted several attendees such as President Joe Biden and several dozen members of Congress. \u201cThe ceremony featured numerous prayers, including one that Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn and New York Democratic Sen. 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