[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 8, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H2167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Tom Mullins, Christ Fellowship, Palm Beach Gardens, 
Florida, offered the following prayer:
  Our Heavenly Father, it is our prayer that You will grant us wisdom 
today, and You will bless the Members of Congress as they lead our 
Nation during these challenging times. May we not forget our dependence 
upon You, O Mighty God. Your hand has been with us through the history 
of our great Nation.
  As President Lincoln declared, ``It is the duty of nations, as well 
as men, to owe their dependence upon the overwhelming power of God, and 
to recognize the sublime truth announced in the Holy Scriptures and 
proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is 
the Lord.''
  May You continue to bless us and guide us. Be with our President and 
Members of Congress, our military personnel fighting in the war on 
terrorism. We thank You for Your strength and for Your wisdom, and we 
recognize today that these blessings come from You.
  In Your Holy Name. Amen.

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