Potus 44

This is an excerpt from the invocation prayer at Obama's inauguration, he being the 44th President.

Notice that there are exactly 44 words preceding the Shma!

Let us pray.
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Almighty God, our Father, everything we see and everything we can’t see exists because of you
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alone. It all comes from you. It all belongs to you. It all exists for your glory.
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History is your story. The Scripture tells us,
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“Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God. The Lord is One.”