[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 76 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3479]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Steve Kummernuss, Zion Lutheran Church, Doylestown, OH, 
offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, You have given us this good land as our heritage. Make 
us always remember Your generosity and constantly do Your will. Bless 
our land with honest industry, truthful education, and an honorable way 
of life. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and 
arrogance, and from every evil course of action. Make us who came from 
many nations with many different languages a united people. Defend our 
liberties and give those whom we have entrusted with the authority of 
government the spirit of wisdom, that there might be justice and peace 
in our land.
  Bless those who hold office in our Government that they may do their 
work in a spirit of wisdom, kindness, and justice. Help them use their 
authority to serve faithfully and to promote the general welfare, 
through Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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