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Faithful fill downtown Gainesville square on National Day of Prayer
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Joshua Flannery, 12, bows his head as a prayer is being said during the National Day of Prayer event on the downtown square in Gainesville. There were seven different stations including church, military, family, government, media, education and business. - photo by Erin O. Smith
People of faith huddled at the downtown square and beseeched God’s mercy and grace on this nation, state and Gainesville community during the national Day of Prayer on Thursday. In an act of brotherly love, strangers with umbrellas covered those in the rain. The elements, including gusty winds, held attendance down to about 150.