[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 146 (Wednesday, November 13, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H8547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Dr. Jay Dennis, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church at the Mall, 
Lakeland, Florida, offered the following prayer:
  Our Heavenly Father, with issues facing this body that are 
historically significant, we pause to acknowledge You and to thank You. 
Thank You that our communication with You is a lifeline of hope. I ask 
Your hedge of protection, Your divine wisdom, and Your daily guidance 
upon each of these honorable men and women of the U.S. House of 
Representatives along with their families.
  For our great country, we ask that You would hear our prayer for 
peace, protection, power over the enemies of freedom, and provision for 
our every need.
  May Your plan become our purpose, may Your book become our guide, and 
may Your presence be our ever-encouraging assurance.
  May You bless these Members indeed. May You increase their influence 
and opportunities to change the world and make it better, and may You 
keep them and the United States in the hollow of Your hand.
  In Jesus' name, Amen.

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