[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 97 (Wednesday, July 17, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H4769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend T. Brannon Bowman, Pastor, Monroeville Presbyterian 
Church, Monroeville, Alabama, offered the following prayer:
  Our almighty and gracious God, great is Your faithfulness. Your 
mercies never cease and Your compassions never fail.
  We ask, O Lord, that Your blessings be upon the Members of this 107th 
Congress, that Your strength would make them equal to their tasks, that 
Your wisdom would guide them in their service to this great Nation, and 
that Your Providence would ensure that they are found faithful to those 
who rise to serve You tomorrow.
  Bless, O Lord, the citizens of the United States. May their symphony 
of prayer and praise ring loudly throughout this land with never-ending 
crescendo.
  Bless, O Lord, our President. Grant him strength and wisdom in 
proportion to that which is required of him this day.
  Bless, O Lord, our military as they bravely serve the cause of peace 
and justice. And we ask most earnestly, O God, that You bring them home 
safely and soon.
  Bless us all, we pray, that we would do justly, love mercy, and walk 
humbly with our God.
  This we pray, as one Nation, under God, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen.

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