[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 29, 1994)]
[Senate]
[Page S]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Reverend Oliver Dewayne Walker, Phillips Temple C.M.E. Church, 
Indianapolis, IN, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  If my people who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and 
pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I 
hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and will heal their 
land.--II Chronicles 7:14.
  Eternal God our Creator, source of truth and justice, we are ever 
thankful to You for Your love, mercy, and grace. We look to You as the 
source of all our blessings. We praise You O God for the orientation we 
receive regarding You from our families, our religious communities, our 
heritage, from the foundation of this great Nation, and from nations 
that the myriad cultures we find represented in our country. We applaud 
the many persons who labor for righteousness, justice, freedom, and 
concerns for all humanity. The challenges we face as a nation can be 
dealt with O God as we have managed in the past. First, we place total 
confidence in You. Second, we rely on our ability to do the best in 
quality, and third, we have learned that a strong spirit of working 
together with all persons brings victory. Ever increase our sensitivity 
to the pain, violence, racism, hate, and greed that is ever present. 
That we may do all in our power with You working through us to erase 
these wrongs in society. Bless our lawmakers here today. We thank You 
for hearing and granting these requests. In and through Thy name we 
pray. Amen.

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