At the inaugural prayer service, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, made a direct appeal to President Donald Trump to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and undocumented migrant workers.Referencing Trump맥스카지노�s belief that he was saved by God from assassination, Budde said, 맥스카지노�You have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.맥스카지노�The Trump administration has already issued executive orders rolling back transgender rights and toughening immigration policies.When he returned to the White House, Trump was asked about the sermon.맥스카지노�Not too exciting, was it?맥스카지노� the president said as he walked with staff toward the Oval Office. 맥스카지노�I didn맥스카지노�t think it was a good service. They could do much better."The Washington National Cathedral service was largely focused on national unity. Trump and Vice President JD Vance were in attendance with their families, along with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth.In her sermon, Budde said they gathered 맥스카지노�to pray for unity as a people and a nation 맥스카지노� not for agreement, political or otherwise 맥스카지노� but for the kind of unity that fosters community across diversity and division.맥스카지노�She added, 맥스카지노�Unity is not partisan.맥스카지노�Evangelicals were at the service but not on the programMore than a dozen religious leaders spoke during the interfaith service, including those from Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu traditions.Notably absent from the invited clergy with speaking roles were conservative evangelicals, who are among President Trump맥스카지노�s strongest supporters.Nonetheless, some of those evangelical supporters were in the pews.In attendance were Robert Jeffress, a longtime Trump supporter and pastor of Dallas맥스카지노� First Baptist Church; Paula White-Cain, a televangelist and key spiritual adviser during Trump맥스카지노�s first term; and Lorenzo Sewell, the pastor of Detroit맥스카지노�s 180 Church who gave a spirited benediction at Monday맥스카지노�s inauguration.A new kind of inaugural prayer serviceThe Washington National Cathedral has hosted 10 official inaugural prayer services for presidents of both parties. The tradition dates back to 1933.The latest service had a different emphasis than previous ones. Its focus was on the nation instead of the new administration 맥스카지노� a plan made before Election Day.맥스카지노�We are in a unique moment in our country맥스카지노�s history, and it is time to approach this differently,맥스카지노� said the Very Rev. Randy Hollerith, dean of the Episcopal cathedral, in an October statement.맥스카지노�This will be a service for all Americans, for the well-being of our nation, for our democracy.맥스카지노�The texts and songs revolved around themes of compassion and togetherness, including a reading from Deuteronomy 10:17-21, which speaks of taking care of orphans and widows and all who are in need.Sermons at inaugural services have often been given by ministers aligned with the incoming administration. In 2021, the Rev. William Barber, a progressive civil rights leader, preached before President Joe Biden at the cathedral.Budde, who gave this year맥스카지노�s sermon, has joined other cathedral leaders in criticizing Trump previously, rebuking his 맥스카지노�racialized rhetoric맥스카지노� and blaming him for inciting violence on Jan. 6, 2021.Budde was 맥스카지노�outraged 맥스카지노� in 2020 after Trump staged an appearance in front of St. John맥스카지노�s Episcopal Church, which is near the White House. He held up a Bible after the area had been cleared of peaceful protesters.Budde's sermon directed at Trump on Tuesday provoked a lively reaction on social media. Austen Ivereigh, a biographer of Pope Francis, wrote on X that the bishop 맥스카지노�named the truth맥스카지노� when she spoke to Trump and Vance. 맥스카지노�Their expressions of fury and discomfort suggest she nailed it.맥스카지노�Jeffress, in contrast, posted on X that Budde 맥스카지노�insulted rather than encouraged our great president맥스카지노� and that 맥스카지노�there was palpable disgust in the audience with her words.맥스카지노�Music made for TrumpThe one part of Tuesday's service that seemed tailor-made for Trump was the inclusion of opera singer Christopher Macchio, who also sang the national anthem at the inauguration.The tenor sang 맥스카지노�Ave Maria,맥스카지노� a favorite song of Trump and one that Macchio sang at a Trump rally and the Republican National Convention.Before the service began, Macchio performed hymns like 맥스카지노�How Great Thou Art맥스카지노� and another Trump favorite, 맥스카지노�Hallelujah,맥스카지노� written by Leonard Cohen.As the prayer service neared its end, Trump joined others in singing 맥스카지노�America the Beautiful.맥스카지노�Trump also thanked many of the clergy who participated as they processed past him 맥스카지노� except for Budde, whom he did not acknowledge.___Associated Press reporter Darlene Superville in Washington contributed to this report.