[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S2907]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, the Reverend Dr. Ernest Gibson, pastor of First 
Rising Mount Zion Baptist Church, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  This is the day the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in 
it.--Psalm 18:24.
  Heavenly Father, we thank You for this day and the opportunity for 
service that it offers.
  We thank You, O God, for Your Senators, representatives of Your 
people. We thank You for their deep concern for the welfare of this 
country. We ask Your guidance, O God, as this body works with today's 
responsibilities. May their decisions reflect Your will for this Nation 
and its people.
  We thank You, O God, for our democratic Government. May the skill, 
knowledge, and commitment of this elected body protect and preserve its 
peace, liberty, and justice.
  May the joy of service always be with these, the representatives of 
Your people.
  In the name of our Sovereign God, Ruler of Men and Nation. Amen.
  

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