[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 23 (Friday, February 7, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Barry Cook, Ambassador Family Church, Oceanside, 
California, offered the following prayer:
  Father God, we welcome You in the name of Your only son, Jesus 
Christ, to make petition before You on behalf of this great Nation.
  We pray first for our Armed Forces. Thank You for providing America 
with the best-trained and -led military force in the world today. May 
You guide and protect those engaged in conflict. Give wisdom to 
everyone involved in the elimination of terrorism. Provide insight to 
our national authorities on ways to guard and defend the safety of all 
Americans, both home and abroad. Bring comfort to all those who are 
suffering loss as a result of various national crises.
  For these Representatives today, give them wisdom to make decisions 
to strengthen and prosper our Nation. Cause Congress to be motivated 
more by Your hand than partisan or personal concern. Let all those who 
hear Your word turn to You for guidance, courage, and hope.
  Lord, we again pray the words of George Bush, our 41st U.S. 
President: Be with us, as You were with our fathers. May You not leave 
us or forsake us, so that we may incline our hearts to You, to walk in 
all your ways, that all peoples of the Earth may know that the Lord is 
God. There is no other.
  In Jesus' name. Amen.

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