[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 143 (Thursday, September 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Dr. James Merritt, First Baptist Church, Snellville, GA, 
offered the following prayer:
  Our Father in heaven, we praise You today because You are omnipotent, 
there is nothing impossible for You; for being omniscient, You are all 
wise and all knowing; for being omnipresent, which means that You are 
in this Chamber today.
  You have blessed this Nation as no other nation in the history of the 
world. We thank You today for Your goodness and Your blessings upon us.
  We pray today for the men and the women who represent our Nation, who 
give their lives to public service. We pray today that You will given 
them the wisdom to do what is good in Your sight and give them the 
courage to do what is morally right, rather than what may be 
politically expedient.
  We ask Your forgiveness for our sins, for the times that we have 
rejected Your counsel, neglected Your commands. Remind us again today, 
blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Send a revival to this 
Nation. May it begin in these hallowed Halls.
  We pray it in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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