[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H3231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Pete Wall, Pastor, Jackson Baptist Church, Sylvania, 
Georgia, offered the following prayer:
  Lord, I thank You that You allow me the great privilege and 
opportunity to speak to You, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.
  Lord, I know based on Your word that You respond favorably to those 
who obey You. Therefore, Lord, I ask that even now You might deal with 
all those in this House on the urgency of that obedience. Lord, we as a 
Nation face challenges in the days ahead, problems we have brought on 
ourselves because many have forgotten whose Nation we are.
  Lord, help all to understand that the Earth does not just quake, that 
fires do not just burn, that the storms do not just show up, but that 
all are under the control of You, an awesome God who will be heard. 
Lord, that we might understand that it is not knowledge which is the 
opinion of man but wisdom which is the gift of God that needs to 
prevail here in this place this day and every day. Convict those who so 
foolishly overlook the guidance that You so wonderfully and generously 
offer. Deal with us now individually and collectively, that our hearts' 
desire might be Your desire, that our will might be given over to do 
Your will, that we would only think and say and do those things that we 
are led to do by You. Amen.

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