[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 45 (Thursday, March 20, 2003)]
[House]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend David K. Stewart, Pastor, First United Methodist Church, 
Wayne, Michigan, offered the following prayer:
  I dedicate this prayer this morning to a dear, dear friend who went 
to be the with the Lord on Monday, Delynn Roehrs of Beaverton, 
Michigan, a powerful woman in the Lord. Let us pray.
  Dear Father in Heaven, Creator of heaven and Earth, You are the Lord 
of history. As it says in Daniel 2, when the mystery of King 
Nebuchadnezzar's dream was revealed to Daniel:
  ``Praise be to You, God, forever and ever;
  ``Wisdom and power are Yours.
  ``You change time and season;
  ``You set up kings and depose them.
  ``You give wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
  ``You reveal deep and hidden things;
  ``You know what lies in darkness, and light dwells with You.''
  Give us wisdom and power. Make known to us the wisdom we ask of You 
for our deliberations today. May we know and do Your will.
  In conflict, may we be Your instrument of justice and not the object 
of Your wrath. May we make the effort to live in peace with all.
  We pray for wisdom that we might practice frugality and prudence 
balanced with compassion and vision, that our actions today and in the 
future will constitute a blessed inheritance for our children and 
succeeding generations.
  This we pray in the name of the Lord, Amen.

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