[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Commissioner Robert A. Watson, national commander, the Salvation 
Army, Alexandria, VA, offered the following prayer:
  Let us all pray. Sovereign Lord, You invite Your children to come to 
You in prayer, so we do so just now in gratitude and faith.
  You are the Creator, Preserver, and Governor of all things. We 
acknowledge and worship You today as ``Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty 
God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.'' And when we address 
You as ``Our Father,'' we acknowledge that we are brothers and sisters. 
Help us to care for each other and for those around us.
  We thank You for the gifts of mind and heart which the Members of 
this House bring to their awesome task. Grant them sensitivity to the 
needs of the people they represent and the moral courage to stand for 
that which is right, honorable, and just.
  In Your holy name. Amen.

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