Prayer Breakfast Focuses On Storm Victims

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...During the 47th annual Governor's Prayer Breakfast at the Frankfort Convention Center Tuesday, Governor Steve Beshear prayed for the victims of the storms that ravaged the state last Wednesday and Friday and for the first responders, volunteers and others who have been working tirelessly to help them. Beshear spoke about "the faith that inspires us to look out for others in these troubled times, the faith that has made this country great, and the faith that has made this state grow strong." Beshear told a gathering of hundreds that the theme for the Breakfast, "A Humble Resilience," was chosen before last week's tornadoes claimed the lives of at least 22 people and injured about 300 others, but it couldn't have been more appropriate. Before Beshear's speech, Colmon Elridge, executive assistant to the governor, read the names of the 22 storm victims. He said Kentuckians have "stood strong and have stood united, knowing that as the song says, `We shall overcome.'" The Rev. Alan Keiran, chief of staff for the chaplain of the United States Senate and a retired Navy chaplain, was the keynote speaker. He commended those who persevere in difficulties, and those who dedicate their lives to serving others. Keiran said, "The happiest people I know on this planet are the ones who live to be a blessing to others."