[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 26 (Thursday, March 12, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Rev. Anthony Johnson, of Mount Hebron Baptist 
Church, Baltimore, MD, offered the following prayer:
  God of all our comfort and Father of Mercy, we acknowledge that You 
are the Sovereign God of this great Nation. We thank You for the 
freedom that You have provided us. We pray that You will direct us as 
we help the less fortunate and those in need. Give us, O God, a heart 
of compassion and understanding. Bless this great body of men and women 
from across this country, as they come together to be the voice of this 
Nation. May they speak for the child who cannot speak. May they stand 
for the mother who cannot stand. May they walk for the ones who cannot 
walk. And in all that they do, may it be done to Your glory and honor. 
We acknowledge our weakness and realize that we cannot do anything 
without You. Allow Your light to continue to shine on us and in us each 
and every day, we pray. Amen.

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