[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Dr. Danny McCain, professor of Christian studies, 
University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, offered the following 
prayer:
  Almighty God, the Bible declares about governments, ``The authorities 
that exist have been established by God.'' We acknowledge Your supreme 
lordship over this Nation.
  Because You are a merciful God, we repent for often ignoring and 
disobeying You in our personal and national lives.
  We pray our Nation will be like a lighthouse beside the global 
seashore signaling out messages of hope and inspiration to those 
unfortunate nations still struggling in the darkness of ignorance, 
oppression, and injustice.
  We pray that those in this Chamber will acknowledge Your divine 
sovereignty, that their words and decisions will be characterized by 
truth and humility, and that all Members of this House will be worthy 
to represent us by their moral and spiritual example.
  In Jesus' name. Amen.

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