[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 19 (Thursday, February 13, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H527]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend Michael E. Osborne, Grace Presbyterian Church, Ocala, 
FL, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray. Almighty God, You tell us in Your Word that You live in 
a high and holy place; that You are the King of all the Earth, before 
whom the nations tremble, and who will one day judge every person in 
righteousness.
  Yet O Lord, You have also said You dwell with the one who is contrite 
and lowly in spirit and that You came to seek and to save that which 
was lost.
  So we come before You, Lord, as very needy people, asking You to 
forgive our sins. We pray for mercy upon this land and these leaders; 
for peace among the nations; for wisdom as we carry on our work this 
day; and for humility, that we might grow in our commitment to You and 
to one another.
  We pray this in Your matchless name. Amen.

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