[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 149 (Thursday, October 30, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Rev. Everett W. Hannon, Jr., Pastor, the Second Baptist Church, 
Lexington, MO, offered the following prayer:
  Most gracious Father, we come now in the name of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, who shed his blood on Calvary's cruel cross. We praise You for 
making us such a powerful nation in a short time, for we are one nation 
under God. We seek peace and justice for all nations.
  As we gather together in these hallowed Chambers to make life-
changing decisions, give us the spirit of servitude to serve our God 
and then the people of these United States of America.
  God Almighty, You are the conductor and we are the orchestra. Please 
guide our decisions so that we may agree in pitch and tone making a 
song of victory for the entire world to behold.
  In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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