A prayer for the Alabama Statehouse

By: Brian Lyman

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 838

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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The only time I ever forded a raging river was on May 7, 2009. I wasn’t hiking, canoeing or enjoying Alabama’s natural beauty. No, I was heading into danger, toward the state Legislature.

A massive downpour that morning turned Montgomery’s South Union Street into a foot-and-a-half of fast-moving water. Around the Alabama Statehouse, situated in something like a bowl, the water got so high that cars started floating in a nearby parking lot. When I …

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