Rev. Sharon Watkins Elected By Obama To Lead Prayer Service After Inauguration Day

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President-Elect Barack Obama has elected Rev. Sharon E. Watkins to deliver prayer speech at the national prayer service that is done the day after inauguration day. Before Obama slips on his presidential suit, he is going to have Watkins say a prayer over his presidency.

According to the NY Times, "Ms. Watkins, the first woman ever selected to lead the service, is the president and general minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a small, liberal-leaning Protestant denomination with 3,754 congregations and about 690,000 members in the United States and Canada. Ms. Watkins was elected to the post in 2005, the first woman ever chosen to lead a mainline Protestant denomination."

What makes Watkins so special to the media as of now is how unknown she is. Obama reportedly met her during the campaign's last summer while on the way to become president. Apparently he met her a special meeting where ministers got together for a closed-door interview and Watkins is the one who said the closing prayer that day.

The prayer service is to take place on Jan. 21, at the Washington National Cathedral. (c) tPC