[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 55 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H2095]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Leander Wilkes, Second Baptist Church, Santa Barbara, 
CA, offered the following prayer:
  O Thou, who art all and in all, from whom all right purposes and true 
judgments proceed, and in whose wisdom all who seek Thee become wise; 
praised be Thou. We thank Thee that through Thy grace another session 
is awaiting deliberations. We are mindful that You yet rule in the 
affairs of all peoples and nations and feel more keenly the need for 
Thy help.
  Vouchsafe Thy guidance throughout the deliberations here, that the 
noble ends of justice, peace, and goodwill be attained. We pray that 
Thy blessing may rest upon each heart and a sense of Thy favor that 
will inspire each towards holier resolves, that Thou may be glorified. 
O Lord, our God, we trust in Thee. Amen.

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