[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 124 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H6695]
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House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend Dr. K. Eric Perrin, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, 
Columbia, South Carolina, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, Father of all who love You, this Nation owes You our 
liberty. Your truth shaped our law. Generation after generation You 
delivered us from enemies. For Your goodness, receive our thanks.
  Now we confront new terrors. Clouds of war rise on the Middle Eastern 
horizon. We need Your help. Yet in many ways we have forgotten You. We 
are confused as to who You are. We have difficulty discerning good from 
evil in our private lives. We are often unjust in our relationships, 
corrupt in our commerce, self-interested in our pursuit of the Nation's 
welfare.
  Forgive us, Lord. Turn our hearts to seek You, our minds to know You, 
our wills to serve You. Guide the men and women of this honorable 
House. Bless the President of these United States. Aid those who defend 
us. Save us through Your mercy, by the grace of Christ, our Sovereign. 
Amen.

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