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In tornado-ravaged Selma, prayers of thanks

Stained glass projects calm over partitioners at Blue Jean Church in Selma, Ala., Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, after a tornado caused major damage to the city days earlier. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Stained glass projects calm over partitioners at Blue Jean Church in Selma, Ala., Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, after a tornado caused major damage to the city days earlier. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Stained glass projects calm over partitioners at Blue Jean Church in Selma, Ala., Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, after a tornado caused major damage to the city days earlier. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Boris Levins holds his hands in prayer while worshiping with Blue Jean Church as the city of Selma, Ala., recovers from a tornado several days earlier, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Technicians work to restore power to residents following a tornado several days earlier, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Selma, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Roger Stewart and his wife, Pamela, talk about the good fortune of being alive during a service at Blue Jean Church as the city of Selma, Ala., recovers from a tornado several days earlier, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Stewart left nearby Crosspoint Church just 10 minutes before it was hit by the tornado. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Stephanie Howard, left, picks up a free meal and house supplies, provided by Brown Chapel in Selma, Ala., as the city and its residents recover from a massive tornado several days earlier, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Rev. Theresa Brown lays out meals to help those in need, in front of historic Brown Chapel in Selma, Ala., as the city and its residents recover from a tornado several days earlier, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Brown Chapel Pastor Leodis Strong discusses the impact of a tornado on his city several days earlier, before his service, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Selma, Ala. Many residents are without electricity and heat and have limited food sources. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) A heavily-damaged classroom in the preschool building at Crosspoint Christian Church is seen, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Selma, Ala. A tornado destroyed most of the building several days earlier, with dozens of children and several teachers inside. All reached interior bathrooms or staff rooms and survived. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Kerry Fulford, right, embraces Shana Latham, offering words of comfort at Crosspoint Christian Church following a tornado several days earlier in Selma, Ala., Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Latham was one of the teachers who acted quickly to move children into safe interior rooms as the tornado caused heavy damage at the church's preschool building. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
In tornado-ravaged Selma, prayers of thanks