From staff reports
MONTGOMERY – Recent Clay-Chalkville High School graduate Christian Crawford opened the Alabama House of Representatives session this afternoon with prayer. During the past two weeks, Crawford has drawn attention worldwide for his spontaneous prayer during a medical emergency at Clay-Chalkville’s graduation. Over 1.2 million YouTube viewers have seen a video clip of the prayer taken from the Trussville Tribune’s live streaming of the ceremony, and Crawford has appeared on local, as well as national, news shows.

Recent Clay-Chalkville grad Christian Crawford on the floor of the Alabama House with Rep. Danny Garrett.
(Photo courtesy of Danny Garrett)
Crawford was invited to visit the House floor by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville.