[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 133 (Thursday, September 25, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H8907]
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                        House of Representatives

  The House met at 10 a.m.
  The Reverend Dr. Harold R. Mayberry, Senior Pastor, First African 
Methodist Episcopal Church, Oakland, California, offered the following 
prayer:
  God of wisdom, humility, and compassion, we thank You for the 
marvelous gift of life that You have so wonderfully shared with us. For 
the ability to reason without being unreasonable, and to learn from one 
another, for the spirit of cooperation that serves to bless us all, we 
give You thanks.
  We pray, O God, that Your constant presence which provides guidance 
will be manifest in the spirit of each congressional representative and 
that Your will and Your strength will shape their decision-making.
  We pray, O God, that Your spirit of sensitivity, for the well-being 
of all of Your people, will be lifted up in this body.
  May those who serve in this Chamber never know fear as they seek to 
do what is morally right as mandated by You. May courage be the order 
of the day; may Your spirit of peace rule here; and may You always be 
acknowledged as Lord and Leader we pray.
  Amen.

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