Hundreds pray at Capitol event

So riddle me this, how many (national) days of prayer do we need?

The event included songs, praise and worship. It began at 7:14 a.m. and concluded at 7:14 p.m. Scores of people gathered on the west side of the Capitol as the event began, and more arrived as the day progressed.

Gov. Terry Branstad, who signed a proclamation in April recognizing the event, and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, both addressed the worshippers.

Branstad noted that portraits of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln hang in his private office at the Statehouse as they both were engaged in prayer.

"We have a long and proud tradition in America of having leaders who recognize this is a nation that has been truly blessed by God from the very beginning," Branstad said.

Hundreds pray at Capitol event