Rev. Marilyn Cornwell of Magnolia's Church of the Ascension leads opening prayer at the Washington State Senate

Reverend Canon Marilyn M. Cornwell from the Episcopalian Church of the Ascension in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle was the guest of Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, on the Senate Floor on Friday.

"May the hearts and minds of the members of this assembly be so moved that barriers which divide may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease....May the work of this day be guided by compassion for all of creation, Rev. Cornwell said in her opening remarks on Friday. "And may each person here be free from apathy and indifference so that with perseverance and courage, we may be unrelenting in the pursuit of justice for all."

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