\"I wake up each morning and I say a brief prayer, and I spend a little time in scripture and devotion,\" Obama told the annual gathering at a Washington hotel, also saying that pastors periodically stop by the Oval Office, phone him and send emails so they can pray together. \"I don\'t stop there. I\'d be remiss if I stopped there, if my values were limited to personal moments of prayer or private conversations with pastors or friends,\" he said. \"I must try to make sure that those values motivate me as one leader of this great nation.\"