[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 34 (Thursday, February 23, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S2985]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, the Reverend Dr. Ernest R. Gibson, pastor of 
First Rising Mount Zion Baptist Church, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of 
God.--Matthew 5:9.
  O gracious God, Thou who hast created all things and created Thine 
human creatures in Thine own image, we adore Thee and praise Thee. We 
magnify Thy name. There is none like Thee in all the Earth.
  Thou hast given this country representative government and led us 
into peaceful paths. Thou hast given us men and women, through the 
electoral process, whom the people of this Nation have chosen to speak 
for them.
  Lord, we ask Thee to be with Your elected servants as they consider 
what is best for Your people and nation. Help them to be sensitive to 
the needs of those whom You called Your ``little ones.'' Lord, may 
every legislative decision be one in which we can rejoice, thank the 
Senate, and give Your Name the honor and glory.
  In the name of Him who said to Moses, and to others, ``I will be with 
thee.'' Amen.

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