[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 68 (Thursday, May 8, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H3765]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend Dr. Thomas J. Rogers, Senior Pastor, Abiding Savior 
Lutheran Church, Lake Forest, California, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, Your children come to You this day in the midst of war, 
recession, disease, and uncertainty. We ask You to comfort us in these 
hard days with a reminder of all the blessings You have showered upon 
us in the past. For our long history as a free people, for the melting 
pot of love You have made us, and for the most recent successes You 
have granted us on the field of battle we praise Your name.
  Oh Lord, You have empowered us to liberate the people of Iraq. Now 
may the liberation of America continue even today, through the work of 
these good men and women. Give them Your wisdom and Your aid so that 
they might turn their attention, and the resources the Nation has 
entrusted into their care, to tasks and projects that will enable 
everyone You have created to receive this day and all days their daily 
bread.
  Further, bless the work of these Your servants so that everyone in 
this Nation, following their example, will do justice, love kindness, 
and walk humbly with You, our maker and redeemer. I ask this all in 
Jesus' precious name. Amen.

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