[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 87 (Wednesday, June 26, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H3931]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend David E. Paul, Pastor, First United Methodist Church, 
Clewiston, Florida, offered the following prayer:
  Our Heavenly Father, we come to You with grateful hearts for the 
daily evidence of Your love. You are always with us. You are always 
available to us.
  There are times, Lord, when we ignore You and Your guidance. Forgive 
us. Forgive us when we stray away from the ideals and goals You have 
given our great Nation. Enable us to forgive ourselves and each other.
  We thank You, Lord, for Your guidance and Your love. We thank You for 
the trust our citizens have given these persons. This trust, along with 
Your presence, strengthens and enables them to have the courage to deal 
with the hard decisions that face them.
  We pray for those today who need a special sense of divine love, 
whose lives need encouragement and peace.
  Sustain our Nation and guide the House of Representatives as it seeks 
to do Your will.
  In Christ's name, Amen.

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