 Kelly spoke on February 3 , 2011 , at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington , D.C. His remarks closed the event , where President Obama also spoke . The attack on his wife brought Kelly closer to God and gave him a newfound awareness regarding prayer . Kelly said that prior to the attack , " I thought the world just spins and the clock just ticks and things happen for no particular reason . " Kelly said that , in Tucson , as he found himself wandering in makeshift memorials and shrines , filled with Bibles and angels that " You pray where you are . You pray when God is there in your heart . " Kelly offered the final prayer of the morning . The prayer was from Rabbi Stephanie Aaron , who married Kelly and Giffords , and who said the same words over Giffords ’ on the night of the shooting : 
