[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 98 (Tuesday, July 21, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H5967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Dr. Kevin Shrum, Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, 
Nashville, Tennessee, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious Father, I humbly approach You today in the name of the one 
and only true God, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In His name and 
with the aid of the Holy Spirit, I ask for Your bountiful blessings and 
godly wisdom to anoint this law-making body in their daily tasks. For, 
Lord, great is their task in leading this Nation to honor its noble 
heritage and secure the possibilities of a future as one Nation under 
God. May we understand, as did President George Washington, that of all 
dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion 
and morality are indispensable supports.
  Assist this esteemed assembly and our beloved Nation as a whole to 
honor Your justice, mercy and righteousness in all that we say and do. 
If godly righteousness exalts a Nation, then let us be that Nation that 
leads the nations in seeking Your righteous standards.
  When we err, forgive us. If we succeed, let our successes honor You 
and humbly lead us to further successes. And may every action of this 
law-making body reflect the absolute character and gracious benevolence 
of Your biblical law and love. Ultimately may all that we do and say as 
a unified people bring glory and honor to You who is able to keep us 
from falling and not failing and to present us before His glorious 
presence without fault and great joy, to the only God our Savior be 
glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, I 
pray. Amen.

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